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MAI, JUNE 26, 1984

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HE ANTICIPATED THAT THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME WILL RISE ABOVE $13 MILLION, OF WHICH $5 MILLION IS CONTRIBUTED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, RHKJC HAS PROVIDED INVALUABLE SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMME.

DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE, A CHEQUE PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY MR LI FOOK-WO, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF STEWARDS, RHK JC .

TODAY'S CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF THE SYP POLICY AND CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES AS WELL AS THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 18 DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES. ALSO PRESENT WERE THREE OUTSTANDING YOUTH LEADERS WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND SERVICE TOWARDS LAST YEAR'S PROGRAMME.

MR AKERS-JONES STRESSED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME DEPENDED TO A LARGE EXTENT ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CO-OPERATION AND THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.

HE THANKED ALL THOSE CONCERNED FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN ORGANISING AND IMPROVING THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, AND THE MEDIA FOR PUBLICISING THE ACTIVITIES.

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TO MAKE YOUNGSTERS AWARE OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, NEW TV AP! (ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST) HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND WILL BE SCREENED ON TV FREQUENTLY IN THE COMING MONTHS. IT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A WIDE DISPLAY OF POSTERS.

ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN JOINING THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CAN OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION FROM THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES.

SEWAGE SCREENING FOR LARGEST PLANT

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SEWAGE SCREENING EQUIPMENT WORTH $21.4 MILLION WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE KWUN TONG SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT, WHICH WILL BE THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.

A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF PUMPS, SCREENS AND GRIT CHANNELS, WAS TODAY AWARDED TO GILMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR GRAHAM OSBORNE, AND MR T.P. BOWTLE, GILMAN'S . MANAGING DIRECTOR.

/THE SCREENING