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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1986

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ACTIVE PARTICIPATION VITAL FOR 'CIVIC' CAMPAIGN SUCCESS

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PARTICIPATION OF DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND THE PUBLIC IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS RITA FAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, SHE SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE PEOPLE WITH MORE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS AND EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AND THUS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE WAS VITAL TO ITS PROPER FUNCTIONING.

MRS FAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF SETTING UP THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION WERE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC CONCERN ON COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND ENCOURAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPING THEIR ABILITY TO THINK INDEPENDENLY, PROMOTING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONS AND CULTURES, AND HELPING THE PUBLIC TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO HONG KONG SO THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIETY.

ALTHOUGH THE COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATED ACTIVITIES ON CIVIC EDUCATION, PARTICIPATION OF DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND THE PUBLIC WAS REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE CAMPAIGN, SHE STRESSED.

TURNING TO TODAY'S CEREMONY, MRS FAN SAID SHE WAS GLAD TO SEE A GROUP OF ENERGETIC YOUTHS WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

SHE SAID THAT WITH THE EFFORTS OF ORGANISATIONS IN TAI PO AND THE SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS, THE MESSAGE ON CIVIC EDUCATION WOULD BE DRIVEN HOME IN THE DISTRICT.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, MR CHEUNG HOK-MING, SAID A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WOULD BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT TO HELP RESIDENTS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POLITICAL SYSTEM AND THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THUS ENHANCE CIVIC-MINDEDNESS AMONG THEM.

THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A SINGING CONTEST, A TRAINING CAMP AND EXHIBITION ON CIVIC EDUCATION, A COLOURING COMPETITION, A CARTOON

A DESIGN CONTEST, A CIVIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME AND A CIVIC EDUCATION GAMES DAY.

ABOUT 500 YOUNG TOOK PART IN TODAY'S CEREMONY TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THE CAMPAIGN WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, A GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS WENT TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN TAI PO TO DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS, BOOK-MARKS AND STICKERS ON CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES.

THE REST OF THE YOUNGSTERS STAGED VARIETY SHOWS TO PUT ACROSS THE MESSAGE ON CIVIC EDUCATION AT THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND AND KWONG FUK AND TAI YUEN ESTATES.

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