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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1987
SUPERSTAR TO ATTEND CYC MASS RALLY
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SUPERSTAR JACKIE CHAN WILL MAKE A GRANDIOSE ENTRY AS 'FRIEND OF CYC' INTO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY MASS RALLY AT VICTORIA PARK TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AS 1,000 CYC MEMBERS CONVERGE THERE TO PLEDGE THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THE SPIRIT OF CYC AND ΤΟ LAUNCH A 13-EPISODE TV SERIES TO PUBLICISE THE GROUP'S ACTIVITIES.
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CHAN WILL DESCEND FROM A ROPE TIED TO A HOVERING HELICOPTER TO THE CENTRAL LAWN OF VICTORIA PARK AMIDST CHEERING SCHOOL CHILDREN DRAWN FROM THE 19 CYC DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
HE WILL THEN JOIN THEM TO SING THE THEME SONG OF THE CYC TV SERIES WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON TVB-JADE COMMENCING DECEMBER 13.
THE TV SERIES IS PRODUCED JOINTLY BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND RTHK UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF SING TAO LTD TO PROMOTE THE CYC MOVEMENT AND TO ENLIST MORE STUDENTS TO JOIN THIS SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUP WHICH HAS BEEN PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION AND OTHER MAJOR PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS.
THE MASS RALLY WILL ALSO FEATURE A PARADE HIGHLIGHTING THEMES OF THE 13 TV EPISODES, A BAND MARCH, A CHILDREN CHOIR AND A RELEASE OF DOVES.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI; THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SING TAO LTD, MISS AW SIAN WILL OFFICIATE AT TOMORROW'S CEREMONY WHICH WILL START AT 2.30 PM. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENT WILL BE BROADCAST JN THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE TV SERIES ON SUNDAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE RALLY AT THE CENTRAL LAWN OF VICTORIA PARK AT 2.30 PM (SATURDAY). INFORMATION OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON HAND TO ASSIST.
CYC MASS TOMORROW WILL BE
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