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SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1988
PARTICIPATION IN
THESE
"WE HOPE THAT THROUGH
MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SYP THEME OF 'SHARING THE FUN, SERVING THE COMMUNITY' MR YUNG SAJD.
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SYP COMMITTEE, MR PETER LEE, NOTED THAT SINCE THE SYP WAS INTRODUCED 20 YEARS AGO, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAD ALWAYS BEEN ON THE INCREASE.
HE SAID THE SYP WAS A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TARGETED AT YOUTHS AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 25, GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES DURING THEIR SPARE TIME IN THE SUMMER MONTHS,
THIS YEAR'S SYP ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARE PROVIDED BY 26 ORGANISATIONS WHICH INCLUDE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER LOCAL BODIES.
THE PROGRAMME COST, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $280,000, WILL BE MET BY DONATIONS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ($270,000) AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG SOUTH.
ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WERE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS MAUREEN CHAN; SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD YUNG-CHUNG AND THE CHAIRMAN ASSOCIATION, MR SHIH CHEN-CHI,
OF THE ABERDEEN
CHAIRMAN, KAI FONG
MR HUI WELFARE
BY THE
THE CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A CARNIVAL ORGANISED ABERDEEN KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION, WHICH FEATURED A VARIETY SHOW, VIDEO SHOWS, EXHIBITION ON TRAVEL MATTERS AND STALL GAMES.
EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SPORTS IN ISLANDS DISTRICT
AND
IN VIEW OF RESIDENTS' ENTHUSIASM IN SPORTS, THE GOVERNMENT LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT IN RECENT YEARS, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JONATHAN NG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 13TH ISLANDS DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA, MR NG SAID THAT SPORTS ACTIVITIES WERE A KIND OF HEALTHY PASTIME FOR ENERGETIC YOUTHS, AND WOULD ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT IN MENTAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH.
"VARIOUS TRAINING SESSIONS AND COMPETITIONS ARE HELD EVERY YEAR IN ORDER TO HELP IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF SPORT IN THE DISTRICT.
"THE SUCCESS OF THE ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA IS A RESULT OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, MR NG
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