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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1936

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HK PROJECTS FOR COMMONWEALTH AWARD SCHEME

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TWO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME WHICH WAS LAUNCHED TO MARK THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.

THE TWO PROJECTS, ENTITLED THE ELDERLY PROJECT - HEALTH CARE FOR HOME BOUND ELDERLY PEOPLE+ AND +WALK FOR LOVE - FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA+, REFLECT FINE EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK BY ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE KEEN NOT ONLY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE BUT TO SHOW CONCERN ABOUT PEOPLES' SUFFERING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

THE FIRST PROJECT WAS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG RED CROSS YOUTH AND WELFARE KOWLOON DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND THE OTHER BY THE LAI TAK YOUTH CENTRE.

+BOTH PROJECTS HAD CONTRIBUTED MUCH TOWARDS IMPROVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND CREATED A DEEP SENSE OF CARING AMONG THE COMMUNITY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID.

THE AWARDS SCHEME, INITIATED BY THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

RDS OFFERS UP TO FIVE AWARDS ANNUALLY WITH NOT MORE THAN TWO AWARDS BEING MADE TO COUNTRIES IN ANY ONE REGION,

THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CO-ORDINATING THE NOMINATIONS IN HONG KONG.

*THE AWARDS SCHEME WAS DESIGNED TO RECOGNISE AND REWARD THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IR SOCIETIES FOSTER CO-OPERATION, EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE AMONG COMMONWEALTH YOUTHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE AWARDS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS FOR. UP TO TWO MEMBERS OF AWARD WINNING TEAMS AS WELL AS PERSONAL MEMENTOES SUCH AS MEDALLIONS TO ALL TEAM MEMBERS.

+THE TWO PROJECTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE SCHEME HAVE DEMONSTRATED YOUTH ABILITY IN CO-OPERATING, PLANNING AND EXECUTION ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR WORK UNDER AN AGREED PLAN- PROVIDING ADVENTUROUS INNOVATIONS TO ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES- AND EVALUATING AND ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE PROJECT AS IT PROCEEDS, HE SAID,

APART FROM THAT, THE PROJECTS HAVE ALSO REFLECTED AND RESPONDED TO LOCAL NEEDS, THUS CONTRIBUTING SOLUTIONS TO A TERRITORY-WIDE PROBLEM.

BOTH PROJECTS WERE NOMINATED BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSESSED BY A SELECTION BOARD AT THE END OF LAST MONTH FOR SUBMISSION TO THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

A GROUP OF MEMBERS DRAWN FROM THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT WILL SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT PANEL AND THE AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY.

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