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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1978

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MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB TO WALK FOR A MILLION

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ABOUT 500 YOUTHS FROM THE NEWLY FORMED COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC) WILL TAKE PART IN THE COMMUNITY CHEST'S WALK FOR A MILLION TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 15).

IT WILL BE THE NEW CLUB'S MEMBERS' FIRST MAJOR COMMUNITY PROJECT.

THE CYC GROUPS, ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED AS +CLEAN YOUR CITY/ COUNTRYSIDE+ GROUPS, HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING TO REDUCE THE LITTER MENACE IN HONG KONG. THEY HAVE NOW EXTENDED THEIR SCOPE TO COVER A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES UNDER A NEW NAME - COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS.

+THE IR ACTIVITIES WILL RANGE FROM ASSISTING THE DISABLED OR OLD PEOPLE TO HELPING DISASTER VICTIMS, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CLUB'S ORGANISERS AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

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HE ADDED : +WE HOPE THE CYC'S WILL SET AN EXAMPLE ON SUNDAY BY HELPING TO RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE FOR CHARITY.+

+WE ARE QUITE SURE THEY WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN WALKS LIKE THIS WHENEVER THEY ARE HELD.+

STUDENTS FROM CYC GROUPS IN MORE THAN 10 SCHOOLS, MAINLY IN THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT, WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE CHARITY WALK. ALL OF THEM WILL BE WEARING SMART WHITE CAPS BEARING THE DISTINCTIVE RED CYC LOGO.

THE WALK BEGINS AT TAI WO HAU, TSUEN WAN AND FOLLOWS A 14-MILE CIRCUIT. AMONG THE FIRST AWAY FROM THE STARTING POINT WILL BE THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.

AMONG THE SCHOOLS TAKING PART WILL BE DON BOSCO TECHNICAL SCHOOL, DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIAN SIU MING CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL, NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL, BUDDHIST SIN TAK COLLEGE, TSUNG SUN COLLEGE, SAM SHUI BRANCH SCHOOL, LO WAI PUBLIC SCHOOL, LEI MUK SHUE RHENISH CHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOL, BUDDHIST TO CHI FAT SHE MEMORIAL SCHOOL AND TSANG SHING DISTRICT CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION SCHOOL.

ONE CYC GROUP LEADER FROM DON BOSCO TECHNICAL SCHOOL, MR. HUI SHUT WING SAID TODAY : *WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WALK.+

+OF COURSE WE HOPE TO HELP RAISE A LOT OF MONEY TO HELP THE NEEDY AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE PUBLIC HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.+

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