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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1987
THE $400,000 PROGRAMME, SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE DISTRICT BOARD,
WILL COVER NUMBROUS ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE COMMUNITY SERVICE, RECREATIONAL, FACT-FINDING EVENTS.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND
YEAR'S PROGRAMME WAS VERY APPLYING FUNDS FOR SUMMER
MR CHAN SAID THE RESPONSE TO THIS ENCOURAGING. THE NUMBER OF LOCAL BODIES YOUTH ACTIVITIES INCREASED BY 50 PER CENT FROM 35 LAST YEAR TO 53 THIS YEAR.
RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES OF THEIR OWN INTEREST, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING THE OPENING CEREMONY, REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVEN AREAS IN THE DISTRICT JOINTLY PRODUCED A VARIETY SHOW. PROGRAMMES OF THE SHOW INCLUDED AEROBIC AND CLASSICAL DANCING, TAB KUA DAO AND BAND PERFORMANCES, AND GROUP SINGING.
OTHER GUESTS AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW WERE THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR CARLOS LEUNG SZR-HUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR HO TUNG-CHING AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURE AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR CHENG WING-CHUN.
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CAMP TO TRAIN YOUTHS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
MORE THAN 60 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS IN THE
ISLANDS DISTRICT ARE SPENDING THIS WEEKEND IN A LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMP AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG TO FURTHER EQUIP THEMSELVES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
THE CAMP, WHICH IS PART OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME, IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE VOLUNTEERS TAKING PART IN THE CAMP ARE MEMBERS OF VARIOUS YOUTH SERVICES GROUPS AND LEADERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL IN THE DISTRICT.
AN ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE CAMP IS TO PROVIDE POTENTIAL LEADERS WITH PROPER TRAINING SO THAT THEY CAN SERVE THE COMMUNITY BETTER.
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