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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1988

CYC FUN DAY FOR THE ELDERLY

MORE THAN 700 ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM 19 DISTRICTS ENJOYED RICH ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE FUN DAY, ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE LAWS TRUST FUND, WAS ONE OF THE MANY ACTIVITIES HELD BY THE CYC TO CELEBRATE ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY.

TODAY'S PROGRAMMES INCLUDED CANTONESE OPERA AND SONGS, CHINESE MUSIC, CHINESE DANCE, CHORAL SPEAKING AND PHILHARMONIC PERFORMANCE BY THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL, DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL, SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL AND ST. CATHERINE'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN KWUN TONG.

THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE EACH GIVEN A RED PACKET AND A WOOLLEN KNKE BLANKET KNITTED BY CYC MEMBERS.

THERE WAS ALSO A CEREMONY DURING WHICH THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T.

LI,

PRESENTED CHEQUES TO THE CHAIRMEN OF 18 CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS OPERATING HOMES FOR THE AGED AND SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND THE PO LEUNG KUK.

A TOTAL OF $290,000 WAS RAISED BY CYC MEMBERS IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT LAST NOVEMBER TO CONSTRUCT THE WORLD'S LARGEST POSTER WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECOGNISED BY THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS.

THE HUGE POSTER WAS LATER CUT INTO 90,000 CHRISTMAS CARDS ΤΟ RAISE MONEY FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

SAID

ADDRESSING THE GATHERING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR LI THE CYC SCHEME WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT TO FOSTER A STRONG COMMUNITY SPIRIT AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN.

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"THE CYC HAS CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO MANY PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS IN HONG KONG AND TODAY'S EVENT AS WELL AS OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES THE CLUB ARE VERY CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF HOW MORAL AND CIVIC EDUCATION COULD BE EFFECTIVELY PROMOTED IN SCHOOLS." HE SAID.

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