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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1974.

SUMER OF FUN FOR THOUSANDS

SUD PROGRAMIES LAY STRESS ON QUALITY

THE SOCIAL VELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS THIS YEAR ORGANI ZED A TOTAL OF 559 EVENTS FOR ITS CUTER YOUTH PROGRAME, WITH THE MAIN EMPHSIS BEING PUT 0:1 QUALITY OF SERVICES. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS EENS GIVEN TO PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEKENT, ERICIENT OF LIFE LIPENDIES AND THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICES TO THE CO:LJINITY.

THE ACTIVITIES, ORGANIZED BY 17 UNITS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION INCLUDING THE YOUTH WORK UNIT. COMMUNITY/SOCIAL/YOUTH CENTRES, ESTATE LELFARI CC.MIJNITY WORK OFFICES AND THE LILIARY AND MURAL NODILE SERVICES UNIT, WILL BE HELD IN DIFFEST PARTS OF HONG KONG, KJ.LOCH AND TIE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE PROGRAMMES CONSIST OF 11 MAIN TYPES OF ACTIVITIES TO MEET WITH THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE. SOME OF THESE ARE CAMPS FOR CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT ACES AND FACTORY WORKERS= A RECREATION CLUB AND CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE SUMMER INTEREST GROUPS TEACHING FOLK DANCING, FOLK SONGS, PAINTING, WOODWORK AND SO ON TRAINING AND STUDYING SECTIONS= OUTING AND EXCURSIONS 03SERVATIONAL VISITS TO FACTORIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE AIRPORT, TELEVISION STATIONS AND RESERVOIRS.

OTHERS ARE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND GANES= PAINTING AND COLOURING COMPETITIONS AND A CREATIVE TOY COMPETITION= PHOTJGRAPHIC AND PAINTING CXHIBITIONS= SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VARIETY SHOUS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS A WORK CAMP. RURAL OBSERVATION TRIPS AND AN OLD COOK SELLING SCHEME.

THE PROGRAMMES, WHICH ARE OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EIGHT TO 25 YEARS OF AGE, START THIS MONTH AND LAST INTO SEPTEMBER. THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS ARE HELPING TO PRO 10TE AND CO-ORDINATE THE PROGRMITES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS AND ARE ADVISORS TO THE DISTRICT YOUTH AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING CO:RHITTEES.

ABREL

COMMENTING ON THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES, MR. STEPHEN LAV, SENIOR PRINCIPAL OFFICER- IN-CHARGE OF THE GROUP AND CO.TUNITY WORK DIVISION, SAID IT WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT HORE WORKING YOUTHS ARE PARTICIPATING AND ALSO MORE YOUNG PEOPLE HAD BECOME INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING.

HE SAID THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE RUNNING ILANY OF THE ACTIVITIES THE SELVES GIVING A GREATER DEGREE OF DIVERSIFICATION INTO THINGS WHICH INTEREST PEOPLE OF THEIR OUN AGE AND ALSO HELPING TO REACH MORE UNATTACHED YOUNG PEOPLE.

HE DISCLOSED THAT OVER 140,000 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES LAST YEAR AND EXPECTED AT LEAST A SIMILAR NUMBER THIS YEAR.

INFORMATION ABOUT THESE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM DIVISIONS AND VARIOUS OFFICES IN THE UNITS SITUATED IN THE DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG, KOULOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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