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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1987

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SUMMER VACATION STARTS AT BOY'S HOME

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S O PUI SHAN BOYS' HOME TODAY (THURSDAY) HELD A CEREMONY TO MARK THE END OF THE SCHOOL TERM AS WELL AS THE BEGINNING OF ITS SUMMER PROGRAMME.

THE HOME IS A REFORMATORY SCHOOL FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS UNDER 14 YEARS-AND-A-HALF CONVICTED BY THE COURT AND IT PROVIDES PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING AS WELL AS FORMAL SCHOOLING FOR THE BOYS.

THE

APART FROM EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOY'S SCOUTS, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME AND INTEREST GROUPS LIKE BUGLE BAND AND JUDO GROUPS, THE HOME ALSO RUNS EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND THERAPEUTIC GROUPS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE STUDENTS.

ACTIVITIES IN THE HOME'S SUMMER PROGRAMME, STARTING FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), INCLUDE SUMMER CAMPS, OUTINGS, VISITS AND EDUCATIONAL TALKS.

OBSERVATIONAL

L.C. STRETTON,

MAGISTRATE OF THE TSUEN WAN JUVENILE COURT, MR WHO OFFICIATED AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, PRESENTED ACADEMIC AWARDS TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AS WELL AS BRONZE AND SILVER AWARDS UNDER THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME TO THE BOYS WHO HAD COMPLETED THE SCHEME.

COMMITTEE TO VISIT RSD FACILITIES

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MEMBERS OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL VISIT AN ABATTOIR AND THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY IN TSUEN WAN, AND THE INCINERATOR AND CREMATORIUM IN KWAI CHUNG TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE DISTRICT HYGIENE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR LEE SHEUNG-YEE, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE OPERATION OF

THE FACILITIES.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW SUM AND MEMBERS, MR LEE SHUNG-SHIN + MR LUK KING-SHING, MR SIN CHUNG-KAI, MR SIU KONG-YU, MR WONG YIU-CHUNG AND REPRESENTATIVES OF AREA COMMITTEES WILL JOIN THE VISIT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES PRESS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, 10/F, BUILDING, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI WILL BE PROVIDED.

TO COVER THE

KWAI

CHUNG

VISIT. OF THE HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 8.40 AM. TRANSPORT

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