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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1985

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CIVIC DAY FOR YOUTH SET FOR SUNDAY

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THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (CCCIYY) HAS DESIGNATED OCTOBER 6 AS CIVIC DAY FOR YOUTH AND THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE EDINBURGH PLACE AT 10 AM ON THAT DAY.

DELEGATIONS FROM ALL 19 DISTRICTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE HOUR-LONG CEREMONY WHICH WILL LAUNCH A VARIETY OF DISTRICT ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS A MARATHON RACE, +WARMTH KNIT-IN CAMPAIGN, BLOOD DONATION, EXHIBITION, SEMINAR AND A CARAVAN PARADE.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CCCIYY, MRS SELINA CHOW, AND THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL BE OFFICIATING.

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AFTER THE CEREMONY, MRS CHOW AND MR LIAO WILL LEAD A TOUR TO SEVERAL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING WAN CHAI, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, TSUEN WAN, SOUTHERN, KWUN TONG AND SHA TIN TO JOIN IN SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY AND SUBSEQUENT TOURS WHICH WILL END AT ABOUT 1 PM.

TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE DISTRICT TOURS.

A PROGRAMME OF THE OPENING CEREMONY AND A DETAILED SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT ACTIVITIES WILL BE BOXED LATER TODAY.

EDINBURGH PLACE EAST CLOSURE

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EDINBURGH PLACE EAST BETWEEN THE EASTERN END OF URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND QUEEN'S PIER WILL BE CLOSED FROM 8.30 AM TO 11 AM ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 6) TO ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE WITH SPECIAL LABELS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INITIATION CEREMONY FOR THE CIVIC DAY FOR YOUTH.