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NONDAY, JUNE 24, 1974

PUPILS URGED TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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AN INSPECTOR CECONOMIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS. ANGELINE UONG MA LIN-YING, THIS CMONDAY) EVENING URGED PUPILS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

SPEAKING AT THE WEEKLY MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, MRS. YONG MENTIONED THAT 14,400 PUPILS, INCLUDING 6,000 FROM SCHOOLS IN THE NT'S, ARE TAKING PART IN THE CURRENT +CLEAN OUR BEACHES+ OPERATION. THEIR WORK IS TO REMOVE RUBBISH FROM

THE 12 BEACHES IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. OPERATION BEGAN EARLIER THIS MONTH AND IS SCHEDULED TO END IN AUGUST.

THESE PUPILS ARE RESPONDING TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE +KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN+ CAMPAIGN, MRS. VONG SAID.

SHE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT SCHOOL FORUMS ON THE +FIGHT VIOLENT CRIME CAMPAIGN IN JUNE LAST YEAR, THE PARTICIPATION BY TWO COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND 22 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAST JULY'S ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXHIBITION AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL. THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND THE SECOND CIVIC WEEK+ AT VONG TAI SIN A MONTH LATER.

NEXT MONTH, THE ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE CADET SCHOOL WERE JOINTLY ORGANISING A +KNOWING OUR NEW TERRITORIES VEEK.+

+I AM SURE THAT THE 4,000 SECONDARY PUPILS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE WEEK, + MRS. VONG SAID.

SHE THANKED THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR ITS GENEROUS DONATION TO THIS EVENT, DETAILS OF WHICH WOULD BE RELEASED. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN JULY.

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