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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1981

TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

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THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME IN TUEN MUN WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM.

THE EVENT, WHICH HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A SERIES OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE BEST USE OF THEIR LEISURE TIME.

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY SEPTEMBER AND CONSIST OF MORE THAN 200 ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM TRAINING COURSES, SPORTS COMPETITIONS, OUTDOOR EVENTS, GUIDED TOURS AND COMMUNITY

ACTIVITIES.

OVER 20 000 LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE TOOK PART LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR. THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE ITEMS FOR THOSE LIVING IN REMOTE RURAL DISTRICTS.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, MR LAM GAVE SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WHOSE EFFORT AND GENEROSITY HE SAID CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROSPERITY OF TUEN MUN.

MR LAM ALSO APPEALED TO LOCAL PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION TO BE HELD IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR WHICH WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 31.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT.

TEMPORARY CLEARWAY FOR TSUEN WAN

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A SECTION OF KWAI FOO ROAD BETWEEN KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND HING FONG ROAD IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE TEMPORARILY DESIGNATED A CLEARWAY FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY, JULY 19.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE ARRANGEMENT WOULD LAST ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO FACILITATE WORK ON REAL IGNMENT OF THE ROAD.

*WITHIN THIS CLEARWAY, NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS AND GOODS FROM 7 AM TO 12 MIDNIGHT.

+HOWEVER, TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE SETTING-DOWN AREA FOR MOTORISTS. THE EXISTING 30-METRE CLEARWAY IN THE NORTHBOUND SECTION OF HING FONG ROAD, STARTING FROM WING FONG ROAD, WILL BE RESCINDED TEMPORARILY, + HE SAID.

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