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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1974.

CLOSING OF TSUEN WAN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES

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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 8.00 P.M. AT THE TSUEN WAN CARITAS CENTRE TO MARK THE END OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT.

THE CEREMONY WILL BE OFFICIATED BY MR. JOHN WARREN, DISTRICT OFFICER (TSUEN WAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT'S YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MR. DEACON CHIU, A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE= MR. CHAN PO-FON OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK= MR. YEUNG CHUN-PUI, SPONSOR OF THE DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND MR. ALEXANDER FUNG KA-CHING, C.Y.0. TSUEN WAN AND ADVISER TO THE COMMITTEE.

THIS YEAR, THE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED 300 YOUTH PROGRAMMES INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, CAMPS, VISITS, COMPETITIONS AND LAUNCH PICNICS.

APART FROM SUPPORT GIVEN BY 38 WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, 300 VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSISTED IN CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMMES.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY 140,000 YOUTHS PARTICIPATED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WHICH WAS ORGANIZED AT A COST OF $80,000.

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