SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1990
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IMPORTANCE ON KNOWING NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES STRESSED
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR JOHN WINFIELD, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) IT IS IMPORTANT ΤΟ KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SITUATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS OUTSIDE HONG KONG'S IMMEDIATE COMMUNITIES AS TERRITORY MOVES INTO THE 1990's.
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HE TOLD EIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
FOUR BOYS AND FOUR GIRLS LEAVING FOR THE 1990 ASIAN PACIFIC CHILDREN'S CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN FUJUOKA, JAPAN, THAT IT WAS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY OF LIVING OF OTHER PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY HONG KONG'S NEIGHBOURS IN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION.
THE STUDENTS WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE ONB-WEEK CONVENTION, THE SECOND OF ITS KIND, WITH MORE THAN 300 DELEGATES FROM COUNTRIES IN THE REGION.
MR WINFIELD SAID ACTIVITIES OF THIS TYPE, INVOLVING STUDENT PARTICIPATION FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES, WERE "AN EXCELLENT WAY OF PROMOTING PEACE AND LOVE AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL".
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"YOUR STAY IN JAPAN WILL GIVE YOU A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS, TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE CULTURES AND CUSTOMS WHICH YOU ARB NOT FAMILIAR WITH," HE TOLD THE YOUNG REPRESENTATIVES.
HE THANKED THE HONG KONG JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR INITIATIVE IN PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS OF THIS KIND.
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SOUTHERN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME BEGINS
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THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT, STARTED TODAY (SUNDAY), WILL OFFER HUNDREDS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 25 IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
ORGANISED BY MORE THAN 30 LOCAL BODIES, THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CARNIVALS, VARIETY SHOWS, OUTINGS, VISITS, BALL GAMES, CAMPING, LAND AND WATER SPORTS, AS WELL AS INTERESTS AND SKILL CLASSES TO TRAIN PARTICIPANTS TO BE SOCIAL SERVICES VOLUNTEERS.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR YUNG CHEK-CHOW, CALLED ON YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN THE ACTIVITIES AND SPEND THEIR SUMMER VACATION IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
/THE CHAIRMAN