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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1980

AFTER THE BRIEFING THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR GRAHAM BARNES PRESENTED A MEMENTO TO MR KOH IN APPRECIATION OF HIS ASSISTANCE IN ORGANISING THE TOUR.

AT THE PRESENTATION MR BARNES SAID, THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY TOUR IS TO AVAIL LOCAL OFFICERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE AND COMPARE APPROACHES TO MUTUAL PROBLEMS AND WORK METHODS WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN SINGAPORE.+

MEMBERS OF THE PARTY INCLUDE MR KEITH KWOK, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (YAU MA TEI)- MR EDDY CHAN, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) AND MR KEVIN HO, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (LANDS).

LITERATURE CAMP TO BE HELD IN SAI KUNG

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SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD WILL HOLD A THREE-DAY LITERATURE CAMP DURING CHINESE NEW YEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YOUTH LITERARY AWARD ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

THE THEME OF THE CAMP WILL BE +A GENERAL STUDY OF WORKS BY YOUNG HONG KONG NOVEL ISTS+. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE IN EAST SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK FROM FEBRUARY 8 TO 10 (THE FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH DAYS OF CHINESE NEW YEAR).

THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 100, OF WHICH 30 PLACES WILL BE RESERVED FOR SAI KUNG RESIDENTS.

ANYONE AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 30 WHO HAS REACHED FORM THREE STANDARD OR ABOVE CAN JOIN THE CAMP, THE FEE FOR WHICH IS $30 PER PERSON.

INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME WILL BE SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS, SLIDE SHOWS, AND TALKS BY ACCOMPLISHED WRITERS.

A SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID IT WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME THIS KIND OF CULTURAL ACTIVITY HAD BEEN ORGANISED BY A NEW TERRITORIES DAB. IT WAS HOPED THAT THROUGH CONTACT WITH THEIR URBAN COUNTERPARTS SAI KUNG YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD GAIN GREATER INSIGHT AND STIMULATION IN WRITING.

LETTERS OF APPLICATION SHOULD REACH THE BRANCH OFFICE OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AT MAN NIN STREET, OR THE YOUTH LITERARY AWARD ORGANISING COMMITTEE, C/O HONG KONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION, BY JANUARY 12.

THE YOUTH LITERARY AWARD ORGANISING COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE HONG KONG AND CHINESE UNIVERSITIES, REGULARLY ORGANISES ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WRITING COMPETITIONS, SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS. THE LITERARY CAMP IS PART OF ITS EFFORT TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN WRITING AMONG YOUNG HONG KONG PEOPLE.

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