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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1985

YOUTH FESTIVAL OPENS

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KWUN TONG'S HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND WAS FILLED WITH THE VITALITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

MORE THAN 500 MEMBERS FROM 25 UNIFORMED YOUTH GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES PARADED AT THE PLAYGROUND TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE TWO-WEEK KWUN TONG YOUTH FESTIVAL.

SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE FESTIVAL, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, ENCOURAGED THE YOUTHS TO TAKE PART IN DISTRICT MATTERS EITHER AT SCHOOLS, YOUTH ORGANISATIONS OR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND POTENTIALS.

+AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE QUAL IF IED, THE DISTRICT BOARD IS A PLACE FOR THEM TO MAKE THE IR FIRST STEPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.

+ IT IS THROUGH EVERYONE'S CONTRIBUTION THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT, AND WHEN EVERYONE ATTAINS A WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OTHERS, WE SHALL ACHIEVE STABILITY AND PEACE.+

MR WIGGHAM NOTED THAT HONG KONG WAS ENTERING A NEW PHASE OF CHANGE AND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE WIDE-RANGING EFFECTS ON THE SOCIAL FABRIC.

+ IN THIS PROCESS, WE REQUIRE THE DYNAMISM OF THE YOUNG, AND THE FORTITUDE OF THE EXPERIENCED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD. WE MUST EACH PLAY OUR PART TO BRING ABOUT THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULT, MR WIGGHAM SAID.

TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY ALSO FEATURED A VARIETY PERFORMANCE INCLUDING A MARCHING BAND, CYCLING AND DANCING, AND A BODY-BUILDING DRILL DEMONSTRATION BY TVB'S VITALITY TEAM.

SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, THE KWUN TONG YOUTH FESTIVAL IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.

MORE THAN 30 PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED ALONG THE LINES OF THE FESTIVAL'S THEME YOUTHS OF KWUN TONG ANSWER EVERY CALL, DEVELOP THE COMMUNITY AND PEACE FOR ALL+.

DETAILED FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 3-416315.

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