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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1986

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YAU MA TEI GEARS UP FOR CIVIC AWARENESS FESTIVAL

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A FESTIVAL TO BOOST CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG RESIDENTS IN YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL BE LAUNCHED LATER THIS YEAR, CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MRS ENA CHAN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE YAU MA TEI CIVIC EDUCATION FESTIVAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, MRS CHAN SAID, THE SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL IS TO STIMULATE CONCERN, AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC MATTERS AMONG INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT AT LARGE.+

+WE HOPE THAT BY TAKING PART IN THE ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS CAN, THROUGH THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTAND THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND BE BETTER PREPARED TO MEET THE CHANGES IN HONG KONG'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.+

THOUGH THE MAIN THRUST OF THE EVENT WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER WHEN THE FESTIVAL WAS TO BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ORGANISED IN COMING MONTHS TO BUILD UP THE +CIVIC+ ATMOSPHERE, SHE SAID.

ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE A CIVIC IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME FOR YOUTH, CIVIC EDUCATION QUIZ, FAMILY CAMP, CARNIVAL AND A SEMINAR. ALL CATER TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT TARGET GROUPS IN THE DISTRICT.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE THE CONVENORS OF THE THREE WORKING GROUPS OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

EXPLAINING THE CIVIC IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME FOR YOUTH, CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH, MR NG KIN-SUN, SAID PARTICIPANTS WOULD FORM GROUPS TO CARRY OUT THEIR OWN PROJECTS ON CIVIC EDUCATION.

SUBJECTS COVERED WILL INCLUDE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, URBAN REDEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

+THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION LIES IN ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION, AND YOUTH, THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS, WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THEY LIVE IN AND WILL TAKE MORE INITIATIVE IN ORGANISING CIVIC ACTIVITIES,+ MR NG SAID.

THE SCHEME, WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEK, IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 30. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI SUB-OFFICE.

TO ENHANCE RESIDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT AND ENTHUSIASM FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, A QUIZ GAME WOULD BE ORGANISED IN LATE OCTOBER, THE CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP ON MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS, MR IP KWOK-CHUNG, SAID.

+QUESTIONS