SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1988
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SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENS IN WAN CHAI
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A TOTAL OF 184 ACTIVITIES, RANGING FROM OUTDOOR PURSUITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES PROJECTS WILL BE HELD DURING SUMMER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME TODAY (SUNDAY), THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALLAN CHOW, SAID, "THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO CARE FOR AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES.”
THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PICNICS, TRAINING COURSES, SEMINARS, VISIT PROGRAMMES, ALL OF WHICH FEATURE THE THEME OF "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY",
THE PROGRAMME IS SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WITH DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD. SEVENTEEN LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ARE TAKING PART IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WARREN CHOW, TOLD THE GATHERING THAT 50,000 YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGE OF SIX AND 25 ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME.
THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES, THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT SOCIETY AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
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THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A FUN FAIR WHICH INCLUDED STALL GAMES, TALENT SHOWS, KARATE DEMONSTRATIONS AND A CANTONESE OPERA PERFORMED BY CHILDREN.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE HONORARY PATRON OF THE PROGRAMME, MR CHOW HUNG-PIU, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ΤΑΙ HANG YOUTH CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG KING-LIM.
EDUCATIONAL-CAREER PROGRAMMES
A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS ON CIVIC EDUCATION, CAREER INFORMATION, DENTAL HEALTH AND HOME SAFETY HAVE BEEN ARRANGED IN PUBLIC HOUSING SHOPPING CENTRES DURING THIS (JULY) MONTH.
PUBLIC HOUSING (PH) TENANTS, ESPECIALLY ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE BY VISITING THEM.
STUDENTS, WILL BE
/A CAREER