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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985

PROJECTS ON DISPLAY

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AN EXHIBITION OF OUTSTANDING PROJECTS BY SOUTHERN DISTRICT YOUTHS WILL OPEN TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON AT THE AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY HALL.

ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE WINNING ENTRIES OF THE OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTHS SCHEME AWARD, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE SCHEME WAS ORGANISED IN SUPPORT OF THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDS FOR YOUTHS TO CARRY OUT AND DESIGN THE IR OWN SOCIAL PROJECTS.

A TOTAL OF 12 VOLUNTARY GROUPS HAD APPLIED FOR FUNDS AMOUNTING TO NEARLY $17 000 AND FIVE GROUPS WERE CHOSEN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT THE IR PROJECTS.

THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE A CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT SCHEME, A FUN DAY FOR TIN WAN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA RESIDENTS, A SOCIAL SERVICES PROJECT FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES PROMOTION SCHEME AND A CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLIES AND CHILDREN PROJECT.+

DETAILS OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY CENTRE ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 12) FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM, AND THE WAH FU TOWN CENTRE PODIUM ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 13) AND THE ABERDEEN KAIFONG ASSOCIATION WELFARE COMMUNITY CENTRE ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 14) FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM.

OFFICIATING AT TOMORROW'S OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE SOUTHER DISTRICT ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ANGELA TSE; DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MRS JUDY MAULDON: SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM KWOK-KWONG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME AWARD ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR PAUL YOUNG,

PRIZES WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS OF THE CHINESE SLOGAN COMPETITION AND POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 IYY.

SOMETHING FOR ALL AT SPORTS FESTIVAL

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THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT THIS YEAR'S YUEN LONG SPORTS FESTIVAL, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR TANG TAK-KAU, TOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY).

WHILE THE EMPHASIS IS ON YOUTH PARTICIPATION, THERE WILL ALSO BE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE ELDERLY, A TAI CHI FUN DAY, AND THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, A SPORTS FUN DAY, HE SAID.

/THE 17-DAY