SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1988
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YOUTH URGED TO JOIN HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
SHAM SHUI
TODAY
PO'S DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GREGORY LEUNG, (SATURDAY) CALLED ON YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT то PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES,
"BY PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ENRICH THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY, DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL, AND, AT THE SAME TIME, SPEND AN ENJOYABLE AND MEANINGFUL SUMMER HOLIDAY, HE SAID.
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MR LEUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME HELD AT THE MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS YEAR OVER 40 ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT WOULD PROVIDE MORE THAN 300 SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES, CONTENTS OF WHICH WERE RICHER THAN THOSE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
"THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS IN SHAM SPARED NO EFFORTS IN ORGANISING A VARIETY OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
SHUI PO DISTRICT HEALTHY ACTIVITIES
HAVE
FOR
"THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OWES MUCH ΤΟ THE ACTIVE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT GIVEN BY THE VARIOUS VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, LOCAL BODIES AND THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, HE
SAID.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR TAI TUNG-NGOK; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHOY WAI-SHEK.
THE OPENING WAS FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SHOW AND PERFORMANCES STAGED BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS SUBSIDISED THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME BY PROVIDING $340,000 IN FUNDING.
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