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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1985

THEY WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN STUDIES ON LOCAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE CAUSED MUCH CONCERN AMONG RESIDENTS IN MONG KOK. THEY WILL BE COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE OBSTRUCTION AND NUISANCE CAUSED BY SIGNBOARDS IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND THE EFFECT OF BILLIARD PARLOURS AND VIDEO GAME CENTRES ON TEENAGERS.

THE COMMUNITY IN PERSPECTIVE SCHEME, SPONSORED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, IS AIMED AT ENHANCING YOUNG PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE IN THE IR COMMUNITY AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT.

CAMPSITES AVAILABLE FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

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TO PROVIDE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. A NUMBER OF CAMPSITES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SECONDARY, PRIMARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS ORGANISING OUTDOOR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON WEEKDAYS.

SEVEN CAMPSITES ARE EARMARKED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ENABLE SCHOOLS TO EXTEND CLASSROOM THEORY INTO FIELDWORK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

EIGHT CAMPSITES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SCHOOL SUBJECTS IN CAMPING SITUATIONS.

THE CAMPSITES ARE AT GAUDETE HOUSE ON CHEUNG CHAU, SILVERMINE BAY OUTDOOR RECREATION CAMP, Y.W.C.A. YOUTH CAMP ON LANTAO ISLAND, WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE, MA WAN YOUTH CAMP, WONG YEE CHAU YOUTH CAMP, PO LEUNG KUK HOLIDAY CAMP, CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE SUEN DOUH CAMP, PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP AND HIGH ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

THERE ARE ALSO EIGHT CAMPSITES FOR SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. SEVEN OF THE SITES ARE ALSO AT THE GAUDETE HOUSE, WU KAI SHA, MA WAN, SILVERMINE BAY, Y.W.C.A., PAK TAM CHUNG AND SUEN DOUH, WHILE THE EIGHTH CAMPSITE IS THE PHAB CENTRE.

+THE DEPARTMENT WILL PAY BOARD AND LODGING CHARGES FOR ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS AND GIVE A SUBSIDY TOWARDS CAMP CHARGES OF ALL SECONDARY AND PRIMARY STUDENT-CAMPERS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+SPECIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS WOULD BE FULLY FINANCED BY THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND AND THEREFORE NO FEES WILL BE CHARGED, HE SAID.

/HE ADE EV