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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1987
KWAI TSING SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
RESIDENTS OF KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI ARE BEING INVITED ΤΟ TAKE PART IN MORE THAN 480 ACTIVITIES OP THE 1987 SUMMBR YOUTH PROGRAMME.
THE INVITATION WAS MADE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THR KWAI TSING SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHAN KWOK- WAI, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR CHAN SAID THE RESPONSE TO THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME WAS VERY ENCOURAGING. THE NUMBER OF LOCAL BODIES APPLYING FUNDS FOR SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES INCREASED BY 51 PER CENT FROM 35 LAST YEAR TO 53 THIS YEAR.
THE PROGRAMME WILL COVER NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE, RECREATIONAL, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND FACT-FINDING EVENTS.
AN ESSAY COMPETITION, CENTRING ON THE THEME OF "SHARE THE FUN AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY", HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR STUDENTS AND WORKING ADULTS.
MR CHAN SAID MORE THAN 100 SUBMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED AND SIX WINNERS WOULD BE SELECTED TO JOIN A STUDY TOUR TO SINGAPORE IN AUGUST.
"THE RESULTS OF THE ESSAY COMPETITION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JULY 4 AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE LAUNCHED IN EARLY
** JULY,' HE ADDED.
THE DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, SPONSORED BY HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WILL BENEFIT ABOUT 80,000 RESIDENTS.
THE ROYAL
QUIZ TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION
AND WESTERN DISTRICT AN OPEN QUIZ TO TEST THEIR
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE CENTRAL
ΤΟ ARE BEING INVITED
TAKE PART IN KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
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THE QUIZ IS TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION AND ΤΟ CULTIVATE SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"QUESTIONS WILL BE SET IN AN IMAGINATIVE MANNER TO STIMULATE THEIR INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
/HE ADDED