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SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1978

EIGHTH YEAR FOR LEADERSHIP CAMPS

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH FORCES ARE ORGANISING THE EIGHTH YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMPS TO BE HELD THIS SUMMER.

THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT PRIMARILY DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER, SELF-RELIANCE AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF YOUTHS.

TWO RESIDENTIAL CAMPS, EACH LASTING THREE WEEKS, WILL BE HELD AT ERSKINE CAMP SA! KUNG, FROM JULY 2 TO JULY 23 AND FROM JULY 30 TO AUGUST 20,

THIS YEAR THE CAMPS ARE BEING RUN BY PERSONNEL FROM THE 7TH DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, WHO ARE RETURNING TO HONG KONG SHORTLY AFTER TWO YEARS IN BRUNÉI.

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HANDLING RECRUITMENT, LIAISON WITH PARTICIPANTS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTION SUCH AS RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT. THE CAMPS ARE FINANCED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

COURSES IN MOUNTAIN HIKE, ORIENTEERING, ROCK CLIMBING, CAMPING, CANOEING AND PHYSICAL FITNESS WILL BE RUN BY INSTRUCTORS DRAWN FROM ALL THREE ARMED SERVICES AND FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.

THE 120 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH CAMP WILL BE CHOSEN FROM BOTH MALE AND FEMALE APPLICANTS AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25. SUCCESSFUL. CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE OF $100 WHICH WILL COVER THE COSTS OF BOOTS, T-SHIRTS, FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED DURING THE CAMPING TRIP.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE SELECTED BY AN INTERVIEW PANEL COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE BRITISH FORCES, AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE THEY WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED TO PASS PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SWIMMING TESTS.

APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH WORK UNIT, TOP FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 405 NATHAN ROAD FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICES OR FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES,

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 28, 1978.

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