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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1977
TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES BEGIN TODAY
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A TWO-MONTH SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS LAUNCHED TODAY AT TUEN MUN TO PROVIDE A DIVERSE RANGE OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG WORKERS OF THE NEW TOWN.
THE ANNUAL PROGRAMME, THE FOURTH FOR THE NEW TOWN, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES (GENERAL), MR. MORRIS MORGAN, AT THE HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE.
THE OPENING CEREMONY HERALDED A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES THAT WILL GO ON AT VARIOUS PLACES IN TUEN MUN DURING THE LONG SUMMER HOLIDAY UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER,
MAIN ACTIVITES INCLUDE GAMES FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN, SWIMMING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, EXCURSIONS, CAMPING, PAINTING AND COOKING.
IN HIS ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR. MORGAN SAID THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WERE TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR LEISURE TIME, TO ACQUIRE A CIVIC SPIRIT, TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, AND TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE AND A HEALTHY CHARACTER.
MR, MORGAN SAID HE HOPED STUDENTS AND YOUTHS OF TUEN MUN WOULD COME FORWARD AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES SO THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME MIGHT BE ACHIEVED.
THE PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCIES AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
FOLLOWING THE LAUNCHING OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, MR. LAU WONG-FAT, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, OFFICIALLY OPENED A COMMUNITY SERVICES EXHIBITION STAGED AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF THE HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE.
THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION GIVES 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.
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IT IS ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
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