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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1983

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 19 RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, OFFERING ACTIVITIES FROM EXCURSIONS, POTTED SPORTS AND DANCING TO CANOEING, FENCING, TENNIS, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING, AND GYMNASTICS.

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ARE ALSO ORGANISED REGULARLY ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, RECREATION MANAGEMENT AND SPORTS PROMOTION.

IN ADDITION, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT HAD DECIDED TO SUBVENT A NUMBER OF OUTWARD-BOUND COURSES SO THAT STILL MORE YOUNG PEOPLE MAY DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.

YOUTHS ARE ALSO BEING ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROJECTS UNDER A SCHEME ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

UNDER THIS SCHEME, YOUTH GROUPS WITH SEVEN OR MORE MEMBERS BETWEEN THE AGES 15 AND 25 MAY APPLY FOR UP TO $4 000 TO FUND THEIR OWN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

+SINCE THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1974, OVER $1.2 MILLION HAS BEEN GRANTED FOR SOME 800 PROJECTS.

+IN 1982-83 ALONE, MORE THAN $200 000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR 93 PROJECTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

MEANWHILE, EACH YEAR 20 TO 30 LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES AND CAMPS ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB FOR ITS MEMBERS.

CURRENTLY, THE CLUB HAS MORE THAN 86 000 STUDENTS FROM 655

SCHOOLS,

SIMULATOR DRIVING COURSE OFFERED

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THE HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION HAS REOPENED ITS INDOOR DRIVING SCHOOL AT NATHAN ROAD TO PROVIDE SIMULATOR INSTRUCTION COURSES FOR LEARNER DRIVERS.

AS PART OF THE WONG CHUK HANG DRIVER TRAINING SCHEME, LEARNER DRIVERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE ASSOCIATION'S INDOOR SIMULATOR COURSE AND PASSED A 'FILM' TEST WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLMENT WITH THE HONG KONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING IN WONG CHUK HANG FOR PART B AND PART C TRAINING.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: +STUDENTS HAVING ENROLLED WITH THE HONG KONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING MAY BE GIVEN EARLY PART A TESTS. THEY WILL ALSO BE GRANTED EARLY PART B AND PART C DRIVING TESTS ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSES.+

/THE HONG