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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1978

SUMMER FUN FOR YOUTHS

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AN AMBITIOUS SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL BE STAGED THIS YEAR TO MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCHEME,

+BASED ON NINE YEARS' EXPERIENCE WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THIS SUMMER'S PROGRAMME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL,+ THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION, MR. NORMAN DEI, SAID TODAY.

THE THREE-MONTH-LONG PROGRAMME WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY (JUNE 18) WITH AN OPENING CEREMONY AT ERSKINE CAMP TO BE OFFICIATED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.

IT WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST 8,000 EVENTS COSTING OVER $4 MILLION OF WHICH $1.76 MILLION IS PLEDGED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, THE BIGGEST SINGLE DONOR.

COMMENTING ON THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME, MR. OEI SAID: +WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS AND SELF CONFIDENCE.

+YOUNGSTERS WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH THEIR KNOWLEDGE, CULTIVATE INTERESTS IN NEW FIELDS AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.

+OUR PROGRAMMES OF INDOOR OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD APPEAL TO STUDENTS AND WORKERS ALIKE AND FIT EASILY INTO STUDY OR WORK SCHEDULES.+

THERE WILL BE LEADERSHIP CAMPS, INTEREST GROUPS, TRAINING COURSES AND A HOST OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING OUTINGS, CAMPS, FUNFAIRS AND SPORTS.

THE PROGRAMME WILL BE MOUNTED BY MORE THAN 50,000 VOLUNTEERS DRAWN FROM SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, WELFARE AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE ARMED FORCES.

THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT BODIES INCLUDING THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,

+ THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1978 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, COMMUNITY CENTRES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.

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