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TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1985

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PRESS FACILITY FOR LAND COMMISSION MEETING

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THE FIRST MEETING OF THE LAND COMMISSION WILL BE HELD IN A SCHOOL BLOCK AT THE VICTORIA BARRACKS AT 10 AM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

PRESS AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PROCEED WITH THEIR BUSINESS.

URBCO MINDFUL OF NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

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CHEONG-LEEN

IN CARRYING OUT ITS LONG-TERM AND CHALLENGING TASK OF BRINGING A BETTER, HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER LIFE TO THE LOCAL POPULATION, THE URBAN COUNCIL IS PARTICULARLY MINDFUL OF THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE COUNCIL ALWAYS MAINTAINS THAT HONG KONG'S REAL WEALTH IS IN ITS BUDDING YOUNG PEOPLE.

ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL OPEN MEETING TODAY, THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHEONG-LEEN, SAID THAT APART FROM ORGANISING A WIDE VARIETY OF YOUTH PROGRAMMES, THE COUNCIL ALSO GIVES BACK ING TO ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH MIND AND BODY.

HE SAID: +SINCE THE EARLY 1970S, THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS STRIVEN TO MEET ITS AMBITIOUS TARGETS OF PROVIDING RECREATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE WITHIN THE REACH OF THE MAN IN THE STREET, YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR, AS WELL AS PROMOTING THE GENERAL STANDARDS OF SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE. AND LET ME ADD THAT MUCH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST YEARS.

+ INDEED THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IN PROVIDING HEALTHY OUTLET

THIS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S ENERGIES HAS PAID OFF HANDSOMELY. CAN BE SEEN FROM THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HARD-WORKING, DEDICATED AND LAW-ABIDING, AS WELL AS, OF COURSE, BEING FUN-LOVING.

+THEY TAKE A HEALTHY INTEREST IN WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THEM, ARE AWARE OF THE BENEFITS OF MORE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY WORK.+

MR CHEONG-LEEN