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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1975

CHILDREN'S SINGING CONTEST

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FORTY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN ON HOLIDAY FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WILL BE GATHERING AT THE TAI HANG TUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) EVENING TO TAKE PART IN A SINGING CONTEST ORGANISED FOR THEM BY A SELF-PROGRAMMING GROUP, THE LIK HANG CLUB. THE CONTEST WILL BEGIN AT 7.30 P.M.

THE CHILDREN WILL SING ONE SONG EACH FROM A SELECTION OF SEVEN ENGLISH AND CHINESE FOLK SONGS, AND PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP SIX.

THE CHILDREN ALL ATTEND PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

THE LIK HANG CLUB, FORMED THREE YEARS AGO, HAS PREVIOUSLY ORGANISED OTHER TYPES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING USED BOOK EXCHANGE SCHEMES IN THE SUMMER OF 1973 AND 1974.

SPRING CAMP FOR WANCHAT VOLUNTEERS

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SOME 150 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS FROM WANCHAI WILL MEET TOGETHER AT A SPRING CAMP TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND (FEBRUARY 22 TO 23) AT CARITAS GAUDETE HOUSE ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND.

PROGRAMMES OF THE TWO-DAY EVENT, IN ADDITION TO SOCIAL GATHERINGS, A CAMPFIRE, AND SPORTS AND GAMES, WILL INCLUDE GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON THE ROLES AND REPONSIBILITIES OF SERVING YOUNG VOLUNTEERS.

THE CAMP IS DESIGNED TO GIVE VOLUNTEERS A COMMON MEETING GROUND TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES AND HELP PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT GROUPS, ACCORDING TO THE ORGANISER, MR. LAM HARK-CHEE, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER OF WANCHAI.

ALL THE PARTICIPANTS ARE LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIAL SERVICE GROUPS ATTACHED TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WANCHA 1.

THESE ORGANISATIONS ARE THE WANCHA | COMMUNITY - AND YOUTH OFFICE, THE BOYS AND GIRLS' CLUBS

SETTLEMENT, THE RED CROSS CADET CORPS, WAH YAN COLLEGE, QUEEN'S COLLEGE,

ASSOCIATION, ST. JAMES NEW METHOD COLLEGE, SHUE YAN COLLEGE, NING NAN COLLEGE AND THE TUNG WAH YOUTH CENTRE.

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