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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1978

SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME TO BEGIN THIS SUNDAY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE TENTH SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT ERSKINE CAMP, SAI KUNG AT 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY (JUNE 18).

ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION, MR. NORMAN OEI.

ALSO ATTENDING WILL BE SIR KENNETH PING-FAN FUNG, STEWARD OF ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUE, WHO WILL PRESENT A CHÈQUE FOR 1.76 MILLION TO THE GOVERNOR AS THE CLUB'S DONATION TOWARDS THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, ABOUT 120 YOUTHS WILL GUIDE GUESTS ON A TOUR OF THE VARIETY OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE TENTH SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENING CEREMONY ON SUNDAY (JUNE 18) AT ERSKINE CAMP, SAI KUNG. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT COACH WILL LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER, CENTRAL AT 1.30 P.M. SHARP FOR SAI KUNG.

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