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Tuesday, May 30, 1972

OVER $2 MILLION MADE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR

To Meet Expenses Of Summer Youth Programme

More than $2 million have been made available this year to provide

youths in Hong Kong with a bright and meaningful summer.

Government and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club have set aside $1.2

million and $973,794 respectively to meet the expenses of the Summer Youth

Programme. The sum exceeds that of last year by $321,527.

This year's summer youth programme will last throughout the sumer

with various educational and recreational activities including camping, trips,

visits, variety shows, painting and photography.

During the last few months, various organisations and government

departments concerned with youths and their recreation have been working

quietly behind the scene to work out bigger and better programme of activities

for the youths this summer.

Major organisers of this years' summer programme include hundreds of

schools, the member-agencies of the Division of Children and Youth of the

Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Education Department, the Social

Welfare Department, the Urban Council and Urban Services Department, the

Secretariat for Home Affairs and the New Territories Administration.

In addition, the Armed Forces, kaifongs, community groups, churches,

private clubs, business firms and individual families continue to pledge their

support and many actually involve themselves in organising activities for young

people.

/The Hong