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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1986

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REPORT ON IYY ACTIVITIES TO BE COMPILED

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TO COMMEMORATE HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (CCCIYY) IS COMPILING A REPORT ON ALL IYY EVENTS ORGANISED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES LAST YEAR,

ORGANISATIONS THAT SPONSORED OR ORGANISED ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE IYY ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION OR FEEDBACK TO THE CCCIYY BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CCCIYY, MRS PAMELA CHAN, SAID THE COMMITTEE HAD PUBLISHED TWO PROGRAMMES ON IYY ACTIVITIES LAST JANUARY AND JULY 1985 TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE YOUTH YEAR.

TO ASSIST IN COMPILING THE REPORT A QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO OVER 1 500 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. ANY VOLUNTARY AGENCY OR COMMERCIAL SPONSOR WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A COPY AND IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING MAY OBTAIN ONE FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE.

+WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN GATHERING INFORMATION ON THE IYY FUNCTIONS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PUBLISHED PROGRAMMES,+ MRS CHAN SAID.

+THE REPORT WILL GIVE A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ORGANISED, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN EACH EVENT, AND THE DEGREE OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING THOSE EVENTS, + SHE ADDED.

QUESTIONNAIRES SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SECRETARY, CCCIYY, 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, BEFORE JANUARY 30.

FIRE STATION COMPLEX OPENING

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THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU MR TOM GARDINER, WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENING THE FIRE STATION COMPLEX IN KOWLOON BAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 10.30 AM.

THE DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION HAS BEEN BUILT TO STRENGTHEN THE FIRE COVER FOR THE DENSELY POPULATED AREA OF KOWLOON EAST.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE STATION AT 5 LAM HING STREET.