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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1983

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MEANWHILE, A SEMINAR ON JUVENILE CRIME FOR 250 JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS WILL BE HELD AT THE FUNG MING HALL, WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE AT 2.30 PM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 27).

THE DISTRICT'S POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER, MR WONG CHEE- FUNG, MR LUI TAI-LOK OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND TWO OTHER GUEST SPEAKERS WILL TALK ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF JUVENILE CRIME, ITS EFFECTS ON SOCIETY AND THE ROLE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN COUNSELLING YOUNG PEOPLE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT 8.30 AM AT THE CHENG CHIK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, SAI KUNG ON SATURDAY. A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE, AM 5797, WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 7.45 AM FOR SAI KUNG.

YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL OPENS ******

MORE CONCERTS, OPERAS AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES ARE BEING PLANNED FOR A WIDER PUBLIC IN THE RURAL PART OF YUEN LONG, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, SAID TONIGHT (THURSDAY).

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS IN THE PURSUITS OF THE ARTS, AND PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS FIELD.

MR MACPHERSON WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRD YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH FEATURES 17 DAYS OF CONCERTS, CANTONESE OPERAS AND EXHIBITIONS ON CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY.

+APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IS BOTH EDUCATIONAL AS A PURSUIT IN ITSELF, AND CHARACTER-BUILDING, AS IT HELPS THE INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF RHYTHM, FORM, GRACE, HARMONY AND BALANCE,+ HE SAID.

MR MACPHERSON SAID IT WAS NO EASY TASK TO CO-ORDINATE THE PROGRAMME AND THAT THE FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE DESERVED TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR THE IMAGINATION AND VIGOUR WITH WHICH THEY HAD ACHIEVED THE TASK.

/+THEIR SUCCESS