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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1984

* CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY BILL 1984, TO IMPROVE THE

SYSTEM OF CONVEYANCING IN HONG KONG;

* COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1984, TO RE-INSTATE

A SUBSECTION OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE;

* BANKRUPTCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, TO BRING THE PRINCIPAL

ORDINANCE INTO LINE WITH THE WINDING-UP PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDED COMPANIES ORDINANCE; AND

* EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1984, DEALING WITH

THE PRACTICE OF END-OF-YEAR PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEES.

DEBATE WILL RESUME ON:

* THE PUBLIC OMNIBUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 AND,

* THE ANTIBIOTICS, PHARMACY AND POISONS (MISCELLANEOUS

AMENDMENTS) BILL 1984.

PRIOR TO THEIR COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING.

SUMMER YOUTH SCHEME GROWS ***

THE 1984 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL HAVE A BROADER SCOPE OF EVENTS.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY) TO LAUNCH THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SYP POLICY COMMITTEE, SAID THAT MORE THAN 10 000 ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED UNDER THE NEW THEME + HEALTH, HELP, HAPPINESS+.

ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SOCIAL SERVICE PROJECTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES, CAMPS, VISITS AND EXCURSIONS, COMPETITIONS, FUN FAIRS, SPORTS ACTIVITIES, MUSIC CAMPS AND THE SWINGING SUMMER+ TV SERIES.

AS BEFORE, THE EVENTS WILL BE ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

+WITH THE CONTINUING SHIFT OF RESPONSIBILITY TO DISTRICT MANAGEMENT, DISTRICTS HAVE NOW A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE ORGANISATION AND CO-ORDINATION OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES, AND THE 6PENDING OF JOCKEY CLUB FUNDS FOR DISTRICT PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BE DONE IN THE DISTRICTS RATHER THAN AT THE CENTRE,+ MR AKERS-JONES SAID.

/ES ANTICIPATED