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58 RECEIVE DEA GOLD AWARDS
MONDAY, JULY 6, 1987
AWARD THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (MONDAY) PRESENTED
DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S GOLD CERTIFICATES TO 58 WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S AWARD AT A CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
THE RECIPIENTS INCLUDED STUDENTS, CLERKS, TECHNICIANS, TEACHERS AND WORKERS.
THEY CAME FROM 12 OPERATING AUTHORITIES WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE SCHEME FOUNDED AND DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
PARTICIPATED IN SPONSORED BY THE
THE AWARD SCHEME IS A LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 25.
UNDERTAKEN ACTIVITIES 'PHYSICAL 'SKILLS',
SATISFACTORILY HAD ALL THE RECIPIENTS
'EXPEDITIONS'. 'SERVICE'. WHICH INCLUDED RECREATION' AND A 'RESIDENTIAL PROJECT'.
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THE RECIPIENTS UNDER 'SERVICE' CATEGORY, ABOUT 38 PER CENT OF TOOK PART IN GENERAL SERVICES SUCH AS YOUTH SERVICE, SERVICES FOR
33 PER CENT OF WHILE
THE RECIPIENTS HANDICAPPED AND THE ELDERLY,
VOLUNTARY OR AWARD SCHEME
OTHER PARTICIPATED IN THE HELPERS OF LEADERS.
THE
AGENCIES
AS
LAND EXPEDITIONS WHICH INCLUDED
CAMP EXPLORATIONS ON
SITES,
ALL RECIPIENTS TOOK PART IN STUDY ON THE YOUTH HOSTELS IN HONG KONG, TEMPLE FACILITIES, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES LANTAU, AND THE STUDY OF ROAD SIGNS IN TAI MO SHAN.
ON
28 DIFFERENT SKILLS. SECOND CHOICES WERE OTHER INTERESTS IN THIS
THE 58 WINNERS ALSO TOOK PART IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CHOICES BEING PHOTOGRAPHY, THE PIANO PLAYING, MANDARIN AND CANOE BUILDING. SECTION INCLUDED MUSIC, ART, CRAFTS, AND RECREATION,
FOR 'PHYSICAL RECREATION'
WHILE
MOST RECIPIENTS TOOK PART IN A OTHERS PARTICIPATED
CANOEING,
IN
PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT TAEKWONDO OR TAI CHI.
TEST
CENT OF IN THE 'RESIDENTIAL PROJECT' CATEGORY, ABOUT
PART IN THE RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATED IN FORESTRY WORK CAMP. SOME TOOK
SCHOOL TRAINING COURSE AND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL CAMP, OUTWARD BOUND SCOUT CAMP.
26 PER
SIR DAVID ALSO PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO
ΤΟ THE AWARD PEOPLE WHO HAD MADE A NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION PAST YEARS.
THREE SCHEME IN
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