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SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1988
CHILDREN TRAINED TO KNOW HONG KONG BETTER
"GET TO KNOW YOUR HONG KONG BETTER" WAS THE THEME HIGHLIGHTED IN A CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG CITIZENS HELD TODAY (SUNDAY) AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI NEW WORLD CENTRE.
ORGANISED BY HONG KONG CARITAS, THE CARNIVAL WAS ONE OF 23 CIVIC EDUCATION-ORIENTED COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.
THE CARNIVAL WAS AIMED AT FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY BY THE YOUNGER GENERATION, THROUGH WHICH TO MAKE THEM MORE AWARE OF THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY THEIR DISTRICT: HENCE TO BECOME MORE PREPARED TO EXERCISE GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.
THE CARNIVAL PRESENTED A HANDFUL OF PROGRAMMES EACH OF WHICH DELIVERED THE THEME MESSAGE.
THE PROGRAMMES INCLUDED AN EXHIBITION WHICH FEATURED THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH OF THE 19 DISTRICTS; AN OPERA: MUPPET SHOW; A SLIDE SHOW; A MODEL DISPLAY; COMPUTER GAMES; AND TELEMATCH GAME IN WHICH YOUNG VISITORS TO THE SHOW WERE MOBILISED TO DRAW A HUGE MAP OF HONG KONG AND PRODUCE REPLICAS OF THEIR DISTRICT'S EMBLEM.
THE CARNIVAL WAS PRECEEDED BY A BRIEF OPENING CEREMONY OFFICIATED BY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MR CHAN WING-TAI; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
MANAGER, CHINESE BANK, MR J.P. LEE; MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE, HONG KONG CARITAS, MISS DIANA MAK; AND SOCIAL WORK SECRETARY, HONG KONO CARITAS, MISS JOYCE CHANG.
ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE IN YAU MA TEI
A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES FOR YAU MA TEI RESIDENTS WAS HELD TODAY (SUNDAY) AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WAI KIN-BONG, SAID THE PUBLICITY DRIVE WAS TO EDUCATE AND REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD TRAFFIC RULES.
"CAREFULNESS ON THE ROADS ON THE PART OF THE PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS WILL HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, HE SAID.
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