THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID ALSO HE WAS GLAD TO LEARN THAT A MANDARIN VERSION OF THE FILM HAD BEEN SPONSORED AND THAT THE COUNCIL HOPED ~ FE ABLE TO PRESENT IT TO COLLEAGUES ENGAGED IN SIMILAR 4Ohr IN CHINA.
+THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA WHICH CHARACTER ISES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA TODAY, HE SAID.
SIR PHILIP COMMENDED THE COUNCIL FOR ITS EFFORTS.
MAJOR YOUTH TV PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
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FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION, THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL JOINTLY PRESENT A TV PROGRAMME ENTITLED +SWINGING SUMMER+ TO PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL OUTLETS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND, AT THE SAME TIME, TO PROMOTE THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME THROUGH TELEVISION.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OFFICER (PROMOTIONS) OF GIS, MRS BETTY SHUM, SAID THE IDEA OF PROMOTING THE ANNUAL
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SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WITH A TV PROGRAMME WAS CONCEIVED LAST YEAR, RESULTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST SWINGING SUMMER+ SERIES. DESPITE ITS EXPERIMENTAL NATURE, THE PROGRAMME SCORED A VERY GOOD RATING.
AS A RESULT, A BIGGER AND BETTER SERIES WILL BE PRODUCED THIS
SUMMER.
TO MAKE THE TV SERIES TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, MRS SHUM SAID, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, MUSIC OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE WILL BE INVOLVED AS CO-ORGANISERS.
THE NEW SERIES COMPRISES EIGHT ONE-HOUR EPISODES, FOCUSING ON THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY BODIES. ALTHOUGH EACH EPISODE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT THEME, THE OVERALL PROGRAMME CONTENT WILL BE A MIXTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND COMPETITION TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN IN THE FUN.
THE SERIES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JULY 9 AND SEPTEMBER 2 AT SHA TIN RACE COURSE, PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP, PUBLIC CARPARK AT THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE TWISK AND TAI MO SHAN ROAD, ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, AND SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG'S TAI TAM CAMP SITE, QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AND TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
IT WILL BE SCREENED ON TVB - JADE ON EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS, FROM 12 NOON TO PM STARTING JULY 18.
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