XN000022-1978-07-15 — Page 5

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SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1978

WAN CHAI SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS IN STYLE

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A GALA PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS WAS HELD BEFORE AN AUD LENCE OF 3,000 AT THE SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING TO MARK THE START OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR WAN CHAI.

TWO PAIRS OF VIVACIOUS +NORTHERN+ AND +SOUTHERN+LIONS STARTED THE SHOW WITH THEIR AUSPICIOUS DANCE ACCOMPANIED BY GONGS AND DRUMS, AFTER WHICH A CHILDREN'S CHOIR FILLED THE AIR WITH THEIR REPERTOIRE OF NURSERY RHYMES.

CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES OF THE ORIENT PERFORMED BY DAINTY LADIES IN COLOURFUL COSTUMES WERE INTERLACED WITH DISPLAYS OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS AND KARATE DURING THE TWO-HOUR PERFORMANCE.

WATCHING THE SHOW WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS WERE A PANEL OF HONORARY GUESTS COMPRISING MRS. EVELYN DOE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE MR. BOWEN LEUNG, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, WAN CHAI- MISS BETTY MAIR, CHIEF RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER MR. LAM HOW PANG, URBAN SERVICES OFFICER WAN CHAI AND MR. E.F. MCWILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, WAN CHAI.

MRS. DOE, ADDRESSING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WHICH JOINED HANDS WITH 80 COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN ARRANGING A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OF OVER 200 EVENTS.

+ IT IS INDEED GRATIFYING TO SEE THAT PROGRAMME ORGANISERS, IN DESIGNING ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUNGSTERS MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF LEISURE, HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THEIR ABILITY AND POTENTIAL TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES, SHE SAID.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT THIS SPIRIT OF YOUTH SERVING YOUTH+ WAS A POSITIVE RESULT OF THE TEN-YEAR DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, AND SHOULD RECEIVE CONTINUAL ENCOURAGEMENT.

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