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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1974

STUDENTS FORM COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM

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A GROUP OF 60 STUDENTS IN TSUEN WAN HAVE FORMED A SERVICE .* TEAM TO CARRY OUT COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE STUDENTS, ALL OF WHOM HAD PARTICIPATED AS VOLUNTEERS IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES, DECIDED TO ORGANISE THEMSELVES INTO A TEAM TO CONTINUE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN HELPING PEOPLE OF THEIR OWN AGE.

ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS THEY WILL UNDERTAKE IS TO +ADOPT+ A HOUSING ESTATE IN TSUEN WAN. IN SO DOING, THEY WILL CONCENTRATE INITIALLY ON HELPING PRIMARY 6 GRADUATES LIVING IN THE ESTATE TO ADJUST TO SECONDARY SCHOOL LIFE BY COACHING THEM IN THE MORE DIFFICULT SUBJECTS SUCH AS SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY, ETC.

THE TEAM WILL BE WORKING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE IN TSUEN WAN AND HAS THE BACKING OF MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.

COMMENTING ON THEIR MOVE, THE C.Y.O., MR. ALEXANDER FUNG, SAID IT WOULD BE A GOOD CHANCE TO HAVE THEM BECOME MORE AWARE OF THEIR COMMUNITY'S SOCIAL PROBLEMS. ADULTS TOO WOULD BE INVOLVED AS ADVISORS OR SPONSORS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AND GROWN-UPS.

ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 1), THE TEAM WILL BE FORMALLY INAUGURATED AT A CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY: CENTRE IN TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

OFFICIATING WILL BE MR. J.S. WARREN, DISTRICT OFFICER, TSUEN WAN MR. CHAN PO-FONG, A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND MR. FUNG TOGETHER WITH OTHER ADVISORS TO THE TEAM.

SPEED LIMIT IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 30), A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR SHAM TSENG, NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE A RESTRICTED ROAD AND NO VEHICLES SHOULD BE DRIVEN ON IT AT A SPEED EXCEEDING 30 MILES PER HOUR.

THIS SECTION OF ROAD, ABOUT ONE MILE LONG, STRETCHES FROM A POINT ABOUT 460 YARDS TO THE WEST OF 12-MILESTONE TO A POINT ABOUT 365 YARDS WEST OF THE ANGLER'S BEACH PIER.

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