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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1982

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAMP WILL BE AN OPEN YOUTH FORUM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 28) MORNING.

OVER 110 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 11 DIFFERENT UNIFORMED YOUTH GROUPS REPRESENTING 50 000 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL ATTEND.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, MR R.H. LOBO, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CAMP'S OPENING CEREMONY ON TUESDAY

(DECEMBER 28), MR LOBO TOGETHER WITH MRS CHAN WONG SHUT, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS' CLUB ASSOCIATION, WILL LATER ADDRESS THE FORUM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CAS CADET CORPS ANNUAL CAMP AT 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 28) AT THE YMCA WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE.

TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD CONTACT MR LIU CHI-KEUNG, CAS TRAINING OFFICER, AT 7.30 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 28) AT THE CAS HEADQUARTERS, 100 CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG, OR MR IP MAN-KWONG, CAS CADET OFFICER AT 8 AM AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE, 204 ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON.

DISABLED GUIDES AND BROWNIES HELP WITH CLEAN UP ****

A TOTAL OF 64 DISABLED GUIDES AND BROWNIES PLEDGED THE IR SUPPORT TO THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN BY CLEANING THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK RECENTLY,

THE GROUP WHO ASSISTED IN REMOVING LITTER FROM THE PARK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT WERE PROVIDED WITH POLYTHENE BAGS BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

A TOTAL OF 25 BAGS OF LITTER WERE COLLECTED.

AFTER THE CLEAN-UP, THE GROUP PAID VISITS TO THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE AND THE ABERDEEN RESERVOIR.

+ORGANISED GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS AND HIKERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CLEAN-UP OF COUNTRY PARKS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID.

+THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY YOUTHS, ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH CIVIC-MINDED ACTIVITIES, THESE CLEAN-UP PROGRAMMES HELP TO KEEP THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN, HE ADDED.