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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1976

+CONSIDERATION IS ALSO BEING GIVEN TO PROVIDING NEW RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS FOR THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, + HE SAID.

MR. STEAN SAID THAT DESPITE THE TIGHT SCHEDULE, HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE REPROVISIONING PROGRAMME COULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE TARGET DATE FOR THE HAND ING-OVER OF THE TWO SITES.

THE FUTURE USE OF THE KAI TAK AND VICTORIA BARRACKS SITES, HE SAID, WAS STILL BEING PLANNED.

SECOND CHINESE CULTURAL CONTEST FOR YOUTHS

BEGINS IN AUGUST

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THE SECOND CHINESE CULTURAL CONTEST FOR YOUTHS WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 7 THIS YEAR.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY MR. SHUM CHOI-SANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE FOR THE CONTEST, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.

MR. SHUM SAID THE CONTEST WOULD ENABLE LOCAL YOUTHS TO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURAL ARTS.

IT WILL START WITH A TRANSLATION COMPETITION TO BE HELD AT THE JUBILEE ARCHBISHOP SCHOOL, KOWLOON TONG. OTHER COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

IN ADDITION TO TRANSLATION, CHINESE ESSAY, CHINESE SPEECH, PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITIONS, MR. SHUM SAID, THERE WOULD ALSO BE A DEBATE CONTEST THIS YEAR.

SPEAKING AT THE SAME CONFERENCE, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. AUGUSTINE KAM CHUI, SAID THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE CONTEST WAS TO WIDEN THE INTEREST OF LOCAL YOUTHS IN THE FINE TRADITION OF CHINESE CULTURE AND THEIR APPLICATION IN DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.

THE CONTEST, SPONSORED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY VARIOUS KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, CLANSMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS.

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