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MONDAY, JULY 5, 1993
THREE NOMINATED FOR REGIONAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION
THREE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN RESPECT OF THE SAI KUNG CONSTITUENCY TODAY (MONDAY} WHEN THE NOMINATION PERIOD BEGINS.
NOMINATIONS ARE BEING CALLED FOR UNTIL JULY 19. THE BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 8 TO FILL THE SEAT OF MR GILBERT LEUNG KAM-HO.
PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE CANDIDATES ARE:
NAME
AGE
OCCUPATION
MR FRANCIS CHAU YIN- MING
32
SOCIAL SERVICE
ADMINISTRATOR
DR LAW CHEUNG-KWOK
44
RESEARCH DIRECTOR AND ECONOMIC ADVISER
MR WAI HING-CHEUNG
34
TELEPHONE
116 3355 CALL 1717
577 1572
POST-GRADUATE STUDENT
9226 3009
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YOUNG PEOPLE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TODAY (MONDAY) URGED TO JOIN THIS YEAR'B SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) WHICH CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SYP COMMITTEE, MR PETER LEE, ESTIMATED THAT OVER 1.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE WERE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME'S 14,000 ACTIVITIES AND ENJOY A MEANINGFUL AND ENTERTAINING SUMMER HOLIDAY.
THE SYP STARTED TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 6 AND 25 SINCE 1969.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY”. THE SYP COMMITTEE, THROUGH FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS, HAD ENCOURAGED PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS TO ORGANISE SOCIAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES то HELP YOUNG PEOPLE SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH JOINING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
MR LEE SAID SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL TRAINING COURSES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARDED TO VOLUNTEERS WHO DISPLAYED OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN PLANNING AND PROMOTING SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
/MR LEE