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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1983

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AWARD SCHEME IS BIG HELP TO YOUTH WORK

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME EMBODIES MANY OF THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES WHICH MAKE UP THE PHILOSOPHY OF YOUTH WORK THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF PROGRAMMES IN THIS AREA OF SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE 36TH SILVER AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE SCHEME AT THE HENRY G. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE IN YAU MA TEI.

THE SCHEME HAD MADE A DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION IN THIS IMPORTANT FIELD, HE SAID.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION HERE OVER 20 YEARS AGO, THE AWARD SCHEME HAD PROVIDED HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THE IR PERSONALITIES AND POTENTIAL.

IT OFFERED A WELL DESIGNED AND BALANCED PROGRAMME OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THEY WERE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR INITIATIVE, AND TO FACE CHALLENGES, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, HE SAID.

+THE PROGRAMMES ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO INCULCATE A COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THE NEED TO HELP OTHERS, PARTICULARLY THE LESS FORTUNATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.

THE DIRECTOR CONGRATULATED THE SILVER AWARD RECIPIENTS AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD NOW 60 ON TO FACE THE NEXT CHALLENGE - THE GOLD AWARD OF THE SCHEME.

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