FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1987
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CALL ON YOUTH TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY
THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) ADOPTS THE THEME OF
· SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY' WHICH IS A CONTINUITY OF LAST YEAR'S CENTRAL THEME OF 'CARE FR THE COMMUNITY, GET TO KNOW IT BETTER' SAID THE ACTING SECRETARY
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FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR T.H. CHAU, THIS EVENING (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1987 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM THIS EVENING, MR CHAU SAID THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ON ONE HAND OFFERED AMPLE HEALTHY RECREATIONAL, SPORTIVE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO JOIN IN FUN AND RELAX, AND ON THE OTHER HAND, YOUTH SHOULD ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND то BE MADE AWARE OF THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
"A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR YOUTH IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL IN PREPARING THEM TO BE USEFUL ASSETS OF THE COMMUNITY,
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IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MORE THAN 10,000 ACTIVITIES HELD ATTRACTING OVER ONE MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE THIS YEAR.
MR CHAU EXPLAINED PROGRAMME CAME UNDER THE COMMITTEE.
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THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND ITS SYP
I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT WITH INPUTS FROM THESE COMMITTEES, THE SPIRIT OF SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL BE FURTHER SAID.
ENHANCED, HE
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"THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME DEPENDS TO A LARGE EXTENT ON THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, DISTRICT BOARDS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND YOUTH. THE JOCKEY CLUB, IN PARTICULAR, HAS PROVIDED UNFAILING SUPPORT FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN THE LAST 18 YEARS, HE ADDED.
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"THIS YEAR, THE CLUB HAS AGAIN MADE A GENEROUS DONATION OF $6.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE TOTAL PROGRAMME COST OF ABOUT $15 MILLION, HE ADDED.
VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED, INCLUDING MUSIC CAMP, FAMILY CAMPS, VOLUNTARY WORKERS TRAINING CAMPS AND FIRST AID CAMPS, TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE. AT THE SAME TIME, YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE GUIDED TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CARNIVALS AND SPORTS DAY THE ELDERLY TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS YEAR'S THEME.
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SYP HAS A THEME SONG WHICH BEING BROADCAST BY TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS.
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