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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1986

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THE MONUMENTS ARE KAT HING WAI IN KAM TIN, THE TSUI SHING LAU (PAGODA) IN PING SHAN, THE MAN LUN FUNG ANCESTRAL HALL IN FAN TIN TSUEN, SAN TIN AND THE YAU KUNG TONG ANCESTRAL STUDY HALL IN HA TSUEN.

GIFT COUPONS VALUED AT BETWEEN $300 AND $2 000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST THREE ENTRIES.

WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE EXHIBITED DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 10 AND MARCH 1 IN THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC LIBRARY.

DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES COUNTERS AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING AND IN FAIRVIEW PARK AS WELL AS THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT.

STUDENTS URGED TO SUPPORT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

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STUDENTS IN NORTH DISTRICT SHOULD PLAY A MORE ACTIVE PART

IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND SERVICES TO BETTER FULFIL THE IR POTENTIAL AND ENHANCE THEIR AWARENESS OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES, NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE +KNOW THE NORTH DISTRICT+ STUDY CAMP AT THE BAPTIST ASSEMBLY, MR CHEUNG SAID ONE OF THE MAJOR TASKS IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION WAS TO CULTIVATE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF AND A SENSE OF BELONGING TOWARDS THE IR COMMUNITY.

HE URGED PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE USE OF THE IR LEISURE BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS AND TO PUT THE IR KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED AT SCHOOL INTO PRACTICE.

MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO MADE MANY EFFORTS IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD ORGANISED A SERIES OF CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, HE SAID.

THESE INCLUDED A CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION, SEMINAR ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, TALKS, ANTI-FALLING OBJECTS CAMPAIGN AS WELL AS VISITS TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS.

+RESPONSE RECEIVED SO FAR HAVE BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 6 000 RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENTS TO BE ORGANISED IN THE COMING MONTHS, + HE ADDED.

TODAY'S STUDY CAMP WAS ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD.

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