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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1987

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CARNIVAL TO OPEN KOWLOON CITY SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME

KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF FUN AND LEARN MORE ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION WHEN THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENS NEXT SUNDAY (JULY 12) WITH A CARNIVAL AND CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION AT THE KO SHAN ROAD FOOTBALL PITCH.

THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD.

PROGRAMMES AT THE CARNIVAL INCLUDE GAMES STALLS, EDUCATION, EXHIBITION, A LOVE TREE, PAINTING AND SONG DEDICATION

SUMMER

ROYAL

CIVIC

FREE COUPONS FOR GAMES STALLS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE; ITS TWO SUB-OFFICES; A+19 YOUTH, CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT.

ABOUT 360 ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS, FOR THE YOUTH PROGRAMMES THIS YEAR WITH MORE THAN $300,000 ALLOCATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD.

ABOUT 36,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THESE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.

THESE ACTIVITIES, CENTRED ON THE THEME 'SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY', WILL INCLUDE CAMPINGS, OUTINGS, VISITS TO ELDERLY CENTRES, SEMINARS, GAMES, SPORTS, SUMMER CLASSES FOR PRIMARY

STUDENTS, PERFORMANCES AND TRAINING

COURSE.

A BOOKLET WITH DETAILED INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, ORGANISING AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS.

OF THE ACTIVITIES 18 ITS TWO SUB-OFFICES,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE

KOWLOON

CITY 4.15

DISTRICT SUMMER PM ON

JULY

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YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT

(SUNDAY), AT THE KO SHAN ROAD FOOTBALL PITCH, TO KWA WAN.

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