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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1976

SIXTH INVITATION PROGRAMME FOR ASIAN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS

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HONG KONG WILL TAKE PART FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE INVITATION PROGRAMME FOR ASIAN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS TO BE HELD IN TOKYO FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) UNTIL OCTOBER 20.

REPRESENTING HONG KONG AT THE INVITATION PROGRAMME

WILL BE MR. WONG KA-CHIU, A YOUTH LEADER, WHO WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH OFFICE OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMME, THE SIXTH ORGANISED BY THE JAPAN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATION, ARE 20 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF ASIA, EUROPE, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA.

THE THEME OF THE PROGRAMME IS THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE CRISIS OF HUMAN SURVIVAL+,

THERE WILL BE SPEECHES, FORUMS, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS, VISITS, AND EXCHANGE OF VOLUNTEERS AND STUDY TOURS.

THE PROGRAMME IS AIMED AT PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN MORE OF THE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES IN EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY.

IT IS HOPED THAT THE PROGRAMME WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN AND WORLDWIDE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND THAT MR. WONG WILL BRING BACK WITH HIM VALUABLE INFORMATION AND IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

OPENING OF KOWLOON PORT HEALTH VACCINATION CENTRE ****

THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE NEW KOWLOON PORT HEALTH VACCINATION CENTRE AT ROOM 529A, STAR HOUSE, WILL BEGIN OPERATION FROM FRIDAY (OCTOBER 8).

THE CENTRE SERVES PEOPLE IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WHO REQUIRE VACCINATION CERTIFICATES FOR TRAVELLING PURPOSES. THOSE ON THE ISLAND ARE SERVED BY THE CENTRE AT LI PO CHUN CHAMBERS AT DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

THE OPERATING HOURS FOR BOTH CENTRES ARE FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M., MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAYS.

THE OLD KOWLOON CENTRE, LOCATED AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL, WAS CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 1 AS A RESULT OF REDEVELOPMENT AT THE TERMINAL COMPLEX.

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