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SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1986

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN WONG, THANKED THE VARIOUS AGENCIES FOR THEIR HELP IN ORGANISING MORE THAN 130 ACTIVITIES AND MAKING THE PROGRAMME A SUCCESS.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE CEREMONY WERE MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, MR CHRISTOPHER CHAN; REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BAPTIST OF KWAN SOCIAL SERVICE, MR LAWRENCE CHU; AND DISTRICT BAORD MEMBER, MR LEE KON.

CIVIC EDUCATION DAY CAMP HELD ON ISLAND ****

THIRTY-FIVE CIVIC-MINDED VOLUNTEERS TODAY (SUNDAY) SPENT THE DAY IN KAT O ORGANISING ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS ON THE ISLAND DURING A CIVIC EDUCATION DAY CAMP.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE FANLING ROTARY YOUTH CENTRE, THE CAMP WAS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE THEME +TO KNOW AND CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY+,

+BESIDES SHARING THE FUN OF CAMPING IT IS HOPED THAT PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF 'EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION COULD BE ACHIEVED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.

ACTIVITIES FOR THE CAMP INCLUDED A TALK ON LEADERSHIP TRAINING, A TELE-MATCH FOR CHILDREN HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTNCE OF COURTESY AND GOOD MANNERS AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF QUESTIONNAIRES AND PAMPHLETS ON CIVIC EDUCATION.

VOLUNTEERS ALSO RENDERED HELP WITH WEEDING ALONG VILLAGE ROADS AND WITHIN THE KAT O PUBLIC SCHOOL AREA AS PART OF A SERVICE PROJECT.

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