XN000022-1984-02-21 — Page 6

NOTE TO EDITORS:

5

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984

SPEECH ON ANTI-COUNTERFEITING WORK

*****

THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR DOUGLAS JORDAN, WILL ADDRESS THE DINNER MEETING OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF KOWLOON AT FIVE CONTINENTS RESTAURANT, 14/F., REGAL MERIDIEN AIRPORT HOTEL, KOWLOON, ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 23).

MR JORDAN'S SPEECH ON GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-COUNTERFEITING WORK WILL BE DELIVERED AT ABOUT 8.15 PM.

COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB PLAYING MAJOR ROLE ****

THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ASSUMED A MAJOR ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL OF YOUTHS IN HONG KONG.

ESTABLISHED IN 1978, THE CLUB STARTED AS A CLEAN YOUR CITY+ TEAM TO LEND SUPPORT TO THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, RECALLED THE CLUB'S SENIOR INSPECTOR, MR C.B. LAU.

+THE INITIAL SCHEME WAS SO WELL RECEIVED BY SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THAT IT WAS STEADILY EXPANDED TO COVER A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO TAP THE POTENTIAL OF OUR YOUTHS, HE SAID.

IN LINE WITH ITS NEW ROLE, THE TEAM WAS REORGANISED IN 1978 AND RENAMED THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC).

AFTER STEADY EXPANSION OVER THE YEARS, THE CLUB'S ACTIVITIES NOW INCLUDE SEMINARS, DEBATES, FIELD STUDIES, EXHIBITIONS, TRAINING CAMPS AND VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS COVERING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FUND RAISING, FIRE PREVENTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION, ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ROAD SAFETY.

THE ACTIVITIES HAVE PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND THE CLUB'S MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN FROM 16 000 STUDENTS IN 1978 TO ABOUT 100 000 TODAY.

+CYC MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INITIATE AND ORGANISE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A TEACHER, WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CYC SECTION PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FUNDS,+ MR LAU SAID.

THEY ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN DISTRICT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE CYC DISTRICT COMMITTEE SCHEME.

/AT PRESENT.