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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1985

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YOUTHS URGED TO HELP DISABLED

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A DAY CAMP FOR 200 HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED YOUTHS TODAY (SUNDAY) LAUNCHED A TWO-WEEK-LONG YOUTH FESTIVAL IN SHAM SHUI PO.

DECLARING THE FESTIVAL OPEN IN THE CHEUNG SHA WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE THIS AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LEE CHIK-YUET, SAID TO HELP AND TO UNDERSTAND THE HANDICAPPED WERE THE BASIC STEPS TO ACCOMPLISHING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.

+BY UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS AND FEELINGS OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED. YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DEVELOP A SENSE OF CONCERN AND OBLIGATION FOR OTHERS, WHICH ARE KEY FACTORS TO DEVELOPING THEIR VALUES AND BUILDING UP THEIR CHARACTER, HE SAID.

+TODAY'S DAY CAMP, FEATURING MUSIC AND POP SONGS,

DISCUSSIONS, GAMES AND CONTESTS, PROVIDES A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE EACH OTHER'S EXPERIENCE, IDEAS AND OPINIONS.+

MR LEE ADDED THAT A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES, SPORTS, COMPETITIONS AND CARNIVALS WOULD BE HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL WHICH WAS PART OF THE 1985 IYY PROGRAMME.

AND HE THANKED THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL OTHER LOCAL BODIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS IN ORGANISING THE VARIOUS FESTIVAL EVENTS.

WINNING ENTRIES OF A PHOTO AND A CARTOON DRAWING CONTEST WERE DISPLAYED AT THE DAY CAMP.

JOINING MR LEE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR STEPHEN CHENG, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE.

DETAILS AND ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OF THE YOUTH FESTIVAL ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 3-7204251.

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