SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1988
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FORESTRY WORK CAMPS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS
TO ENCOURAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN CIVIC AFFAIRS, THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL JOINTLY ORGANISE A SERIES OF FORESTRY WORK CAMPS BETWEEN JULY 11 AND AUGUST 26.
THE FIVE-DAY CAMPS WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LIVE IN A HEALTHY OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND TO WORK IN A BEAUTIFUL AND INTERESTING SURROUNDING. CAMPERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE CAMPS ARE OPEN TO SECONDARY STUDENTS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 25 YEARS. SCHOOLS WISHING TO TAKE PART IN THE CAMPS SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BEFORE MAY 24.
THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THE USE OF THE BARRACKS AND FACILITIES BUT ALL RUNNING EXPENSES MUST BE MET BY THE CAMPERS.
AN ALLOWANCE MAY BK GRANTED FROM THE DONATION HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TO EACH GROUP OF NOT MORE THAN 18 THE DAILY ALLOWANCE LAST YEAR WAS $18 PER CAMPER.
OF THE ROYAL
PARTICIPANTS.
THE WORK CAMPS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE MANAGEMENT CENTRE OF VARIOUS COUNTRY PARKS INCLUDING TAI TAM, QUARRY BAY AND ABERDEEN
HONG KONG ISLAND; ON
SHING MUN, LEAD MINE PASS, CHUEN
PAK CHUNG, PO KAU, TWISK, SHAM TSENG, TAI MEI TUK, PAK TAM
LUK KEI LING HA, HOI HA, HOK TAU,
TAI TONG TERRITORIES, AND SHEK PIK AND TUNG CHUNG AU ON LANTAU.
KENG AND
LUNG,
TAI
TAM
IN
AU, THE NEW
CAREERS PLANNING VITAL TO STUDENTS
HUNDREDS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE VISITED VARIOUS PLACES OF WORK SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH UNDER THE WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
CHAI, EASTERN, KWUN TONG,
THE STUDENTS, FROM SCHOOLS IN WAN WONG TAI SIN AND MONG KOK, HAVE CALLED ON THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, THE MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTORS, THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, THE HANG SENG SCHOOL OF COMMERCE, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TRAINING SCHOOL, THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
THE VISITS
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