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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1977

TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES ALL SET TO GO

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THE 1977 SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME IN TUEN MUN WILL SWING INTO TOP GEAR ON FRIDAY (JULY 8) WHEN A CEREMONY TO MARK ITS OFFICIAL OPENING TAKES PLACE AT THE HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD,

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES (GENERAL), MR. MORRIS MORGAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY WHICH STARTS AT 3 P.M.

ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (DYRCC), THE PROGRAMME WILL SPREAD OVER A PERIOD OF MORE THAN TWO MONTHS UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER.

A DIVERSE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN PLANNED TO ENSURE THAT SOMETHING OF INTEREST IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE DURING THAT PERIOD. THESE INCLUDE GAMES FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN, SWIMMING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, EXCURSIONS, CAMPING AND COOKING,

IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 7,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMME.

THE DYRCC COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL CIVIC ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OFFICIALS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

MEANWHILE, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE IS ORGANISING A COMMUNITY SERVICES EXHIBITION WHICH WILL OPEN ON THE SAME DAY AT THE SAME PLACE.

MR. LAU WONG-FAT, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, WILL CUT THE RIBBON TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION AT THE HALL OF THE HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE SHORTLY AFTER THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IS DECLARED OPEN.

THE EXHIBITION AIMS AT GIVING AN INSIGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFERED IN TUEN MUN BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.

ON DISPLAY WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS, PLANS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 3 P.M. TO 6 P.M. ON FRIDAY (JULY 8), AND FROM 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. ON THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES EXHIBITION ON FRIDAY (JULY 8).

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