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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1976

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YOUTH LEADERS COURSE

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A SIX-DAY LABORATORY TRAINING COURSE ORGANISED FOR YOUTH LEADERS IS TO START TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH WORK UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE COURSE WILL RUN FROM NOVEMBER 28 TO DECEMBER 12.

A TOTAL OF 200 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED AND 43 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPRISING 23 GIRLS AND 20 BOYS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE.

CONDUCTED IN FIVE SEPARATE SESSIONS, THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIP AND THEIR AWARENESS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

NO FORMAL LECTURE IS INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING PROGRAMME. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS. EACH GROUP MEMBER WILL LEARN, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN EXPERIENCED MEMBER OF THE YOUTH WORK UNIT, WAYS TO DISCOVER ONESELF AND TO ESTABLISH SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN GAMES AND DISCUSSIONS.

THE LABORATORY METHOD IS A NEW APPROACH IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THROUGH EXPERIMENTING IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT.

THE COURSE IS THE TENTH IN THE SERIES AND IS OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 WHO SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST FORM FIVE EDUCATION LEVEL.

THE FIRST COURSE OF ITS KIND WAS CONDUCTED IN 1974 AND HAS EVER SINCE BECOME A POPULAR PROGRAMME.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT WESTBOUND VEHICLES ALONG YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD WILL BE PROHIBITED TEMPORARILY FROM TURNING LEFT INTO TAI SAN STREET FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 29).

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS ARRANGEMENT, WHICH WOULD LAST FOR TWO MONTHS, WAS TO FACILITATE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE JUNCTION OF YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD AND TAI SAN STREET.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT ALSO WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON THAT EASTBOUND VEHICLES ALONG PUI TO ROAD IN TUEN MUN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED

DAY. TO TURN RIGHT INTO CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

THIS RESTRICTION IS INTENDED TO REDUCE THE TRAFFIC CONFLICTS AT THE JUNCTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND PUI TO ROAD AND TO AVOID FURTHER INTERFERENCE WITH THE TRAFFIC ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD WHERE THE WIDTH OF CARRIAGEWAY, SOUTH OF PUI TO ROAD JUNCTION, WILL BE REDUCED TO FACILITATE SLOPE REMEDIAL WORKS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE ERECTED ON THE AFFECTED PLACES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.