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SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1979

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SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME LAUNCHED AT OCEAN PARK

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THE 1979 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED TODAY (SATURDAY) IN AN OPENING CEREMONY HELD AT THE OCEAN PARK.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, SIR KENNETH PING FAN FUNG SAID THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME "WOULD CONCENTRATE ON OUTDOOR EVENTS WHICH HAVE PROVED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR IN PAST YEARS.

MORE THAN 8,000 SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THESE INCLUDE TRAINING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, LIFE-SAVING COURSES AND VARIOUS ́ INTEREST GROUP ACTIVITIES.

+MANY OF OUR YOUNGSTERS LIVE IN OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS AND ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS STRESS AND STRAIN FROM THEIR STUDIES OR EMPLOYMENT, THE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE ARRANGED FOR THEM THIS TIME EVERY YEAR, ALLOW THEM TO TAKE PART IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE IR CHOICE,+ SIR KENNETH SAID.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, MR. NORMAN OEI, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION SAID, *THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ALLOWS YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKŚ OF LIFE TO USE THEIR INITIATIVE AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS.+

MR. OEI PAID TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR HELPING IN THE ANNUAL EVENT,

THE JOCKEY CLUB IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE DONOR OF FUNDS TOWARDS THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1969 AND IT HAS MADE A GENEROUS DONATION OF $2 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES.

+ THE CLUB IS HAPPY TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AND IS PLEASED WITH ITS PROGRESSIVE GROWTH OVER THE YEARS,+ SIR KENNETH SAID.

AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF SOUVENIR PENNANTS TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED, THE GUESTS ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WERE ENTERTAINED BY COLOURFUL FOLK DANCES PERFORMED BY SCHOOL TEAMS.

THE GUESTS LATER WATCHED DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR.

THE DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMED BY 12 YOUTH GROUPS, INCLUDED FORESTRY SHOW, CHILDREN'S ART GALLERY, CAMP PITCHING, SILK SCREEN PRINTING AND FOLK SINGING.

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