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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1984

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GRAVE-SWEEPERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO USE THE VILLAGE FOOTPATHS SOUTH OF THE FANLING STATION AS THESE ARE NOW PART OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND ARE NOT SAFE FOR PUBLIC USE. IF PASSENGERS WISH TO WALK TO THE CEMETERY, THEY ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTE FROM FANLING KCR STATION TO FANL ING PLAYGROUND ROAD, FANLING ROUNDABOUT, TAI PO ROAD, WO HOP SHEK INTERCHANGE AND WO HOP SHEK ROAD. SIGNS WILL BE ERECTED TO GUIDE. PEDESTRIANS.

(10) SEVERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TAI PO

ROAD ON THESE DATES. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO VISIT THE CEMETERIES EARLY OR ON OTHER NON-FESTIVAL DAYS. THOSE GOING TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO USE ROUTE TWISK AND FAN KAM ROAD OR CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THE CONGESTION ON TAI PO ROAD.

LEADERSHIP COURSES OFFERED

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YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL TRAINING COURSES IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS MAY NOW APPLY FOR 150 AIDED PLACES BEING OFFERED THROUGH SPONSORSHIP BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

THE GOVERNMENT AIDED SCHEME WILL REDUCE THE COURSE FEE BY HALF, AN RCD SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE ENCOURAGED YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING THE HANDICAPPED TO JOIN THE COURSES TO DEVELOP THEIR QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.

SINCE APRIL, 486 PARTICIPANTS OF OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL COURSES HAD BENEFITED FROM THE GOVERNMENT-AIDED SCHEME, HE ADDED.

AMONG THE COURSES OFFERED ARE AN 18-DAY SEA-BOUND DIPLOMA COURSE HELD ON BOARD THE OUTWARD BOUND SHIP, JI FUNG, FOR YOUTHS AGED 16 AND ABOVE, AND A 10-DAY SEA-BOUND COURSE FOR THOSE BETWEEN 12 AND 16.

PEOPLE AGED 18 OR OLDER WHO ARE WILLING TO BE TRAINED AS LEADERS OF MOUNTAINEERING GROUPS MAY JOIN THE MOUNTAIN LEADERSHIP COURSES HELD IN NOVEMBER.

THREE COURSES WHICH FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT ON LEADERSHIP AND TEAM WORK WILL START ON OCTOBER 24, NOVEMBER 10 AND 28. YOUTHS AGED 16 AND ABOVE ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THESE.

A WORKSHOP

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