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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1987

CYC MEMBERS TAKE OATH

MORE THAN 1,300 COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS TODAY (SATURDAY) TOOK AN OATH TO DO THEIR UTMOST TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN A MASS RALLY AT VICTORIA PARK ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND RTHK TO LAUNCH A TV SERIES TO PROMOTE THE CYC MOVEMENT AND ΤΟ ENLIST MORE MEMBERS.

THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,

MR Y.T. LI, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDENT OF CYC.

THE TV SERIES LAUNCHING CEREMONY WAS ALSO CHARACTERISED BY THE LIGHTING OF THE CYC FIRE BY THE DRIECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE, AND THE HOISTING OF THE CYC FLAG BY THE CHAIRMAN OF SING TAO LTD, MISS AW SIAN, WHO HAS SPONSORED THE EVENT.

THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THE RALLY IS A STUNT PERFORMED BY SUPERSTAR JACKIE CHAN WHO DESCENDED FROM A ROPE ATTACHED TO A HELICOPTER HOVERING 50 FEET ABOVE THE CENTRAL LAWN OF VICTORIA PARK.

HIS SPECTACULAR ARRIVAL AS 'FRIEND OF CYC' WAS GREETED WITH CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO ALSO JOINED HIM TO SING THE CYC THEME SONG FOR THE TV SERIES.

THE RALLY WAS HELD WITH POMP AND COLOUR. THERE WAS A PARADE CYC MEMBERS FROM THE 19 DISTRICTS IN DASHING TRACK SUITS, A A NUMBER OF SCHOOL BANDS AND A MUSICAL SHOW ON THE CIVIC THEME BY PUPILS OF THE GCEPSA KWUN TONG PRIMARY SCHOOL AND MUSIC BY CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL ORCHESTRA.

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ADDING CHEERFULNESS ΤΟ THE OCCASION WAS A GROUP OF RTHK DANCERS WHOSE GRACEFUL MOVEMENTS BROUGHT OUT THE THEMES OF THE 13-EPISODE TV SERIES.

A RELEASE OF DOVES AND COLOURFUL BALLOONS ADDED COLOUR то THE MASS RALLY WHICH ENDED WITH A CUTTING OF THE CYC 10TH ANNIVERSARY CAKE BY MR LI, MISS CHEUNG, MISS AW AND SUPERSTAR JACKIE CHAN AND A GARDEN PARTY FOR THE GUESTS.

THE CYC TV SERIES WILL BE BROADCAST FOR 13 CONSECUTIVE COMMENCING TOMORROW ON TVB-JADE AT 4.15 PM.

SUNDAYS

THE ACTIVITIES OF CYC WILL BE PORTRAYED THROUGH A GROUP OF CYC MEMBERS WHO ARE CAST AS MEMBERS OF AN EDITORIAL BOARD CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLISH A CYC WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. THERE WILL BE GUEST STARS IN EACH OF THE EPISODES.

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