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THS. DAY, MARCH 14, 1935

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FESTIVAL ORGANISED FOR YOUTH YEAR

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A YOUTH FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD THIS SUMMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.

THE +1985 YOUTH FESTIVAL+, JOINTLY PRESENTED BY TVB AND THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR. WILL INCLUDE A NUMBER OF EVENTS WHICH WILL BE FEATURED IN A TELEVISION SERIES OF FIVE ONE-HOUR PROGRAMMES.

LADY YOUDE WILL BE THE HONORARY PATRON OF THE +1985 YOUTH FESTIVAL+.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF SIR RUN RUN SHAW, CHAIRMAN OF TVB, FIVE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE +1985 YOUTH FESTIVAL+. THE AWARDS AND THEIR PATRONS ARE

AWARD

IYY 1985 YOUTH FESTIVAL YOUNG

DESIGNER AWARD

YOUNG MUSIC PERFORMER AWARD

INTER-DISTRICT STUDENT TEAM

CHAMPION AWARD

APPRENTICE TEAM CHAMPION AWARD

TOUR CO-ORDINATOR AWARD

PATRON

MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN

DR PHILIP KWOK

MR DONALD LIAO

MR ALLEN LEE

MRS SELINA CHOW

SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), MRS SEL INA CHOW, CHAIRPERSON OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR REITERATED THE IYY THEME - PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE+.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE IYY COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.

+TVB WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR ORGANISATIONS TO RESPOND TO OUR CALL. THEY INVITED OUR COMMITTEE TO JOINTLY PRESENT THE 1985 YOUTH FESTIVAL AND CREATED AN EXCITING MASTER PLAN WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE WELCOMED BY OUR YOUTH COMMUNITY.

+ I HOPE THIS FESTIVAL WILL INSPIRE OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN PROGRAMME FOR THE IYY TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE NOT ONLY DURING 1985 BUT INTO THE FUTURE,+ SHE SAID,

/MR ROBERT