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FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1978

JAPANESE YOUTH GROUP TO PAY COURTESY CALL ON S.W.D.

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF NAGANO PREFECTURE, JAPAN, MR. KUNIO AKAO, AND THE LEADER OF A 480-MEMBER JAPANESE YOUTH GROUP, MR. T. KASAHARA, WILL PAY A COURTESY CALL ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

MR. AKAO AND THE YOUTH GROUP, +YOUNG HOPE, WILL ARRIVE HONG KONG ON BOARD THE SHIP +CORAL PRINCESS+ TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE AIM OF EXCHANGING IDEAS ON THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WORK.

ACCOMPANYING MR. AKAO AND MR. KASAHARA ON THE COURTESY CALL WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE YOUTH GROUP.

THEY WILL BE GREETED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS.

THEY WILL EXCHANGE SOUVENIRS, AND MR. AKAO WILL ALSO PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO 10 HONG KONG YOUTH WORK ORGANISATIONS AS A SIGN OF GOODWILL.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE COURTESY CALL AND PRESENTATION OF SOUVENIRS BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JAPANESE YOUTH GROUP +YOUNG HOPE+, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 11.20 A.M. AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, CAUSEWAY BAY,

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