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Thursday, May 17, 1973

YOUTH PROJECT COMPETITION ON SOCIAL WELFARE OPENS

The Director of Social Welfare, Mr. F.K. Li, will officially open

an exhibition of the youth project competition on social welfare tomorrow

(Friday) afternoon,

Judging of the displays will take place prior to the opening. This

will be done by a panel of four judges, comprising Miss Monica Yu of the

Hong Kong Social Workers Association; Mr. Y.F. Hui, of the Hong Kong Council

of Social Service; Mr. G.W. Parry of the Education Department, and Miss

Annie Chan of the Social Welfare Department.

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Mr. Leo Lee, Managing Director of the Tung Tai Trading Corporation,

has donated $3,000 towards the cost of educational or recreational equipment

as prizes.

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The first prize will be equipment worth $1,000, the second, $600

and the third, $400. In addition, there will be 10 consolation prizes

of equipment worth $100 each.

The exhibition is sponsored jointly by the Social Welfare Department,

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

will be held in the Ocean Terminal.

The aim of the competition was to arouse young people's interest

in local, social, and community affairs, to help them gain a better understanding

of social welfare services and to encourage them to contribute towards the

community.

The exhibition