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BATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1988

"TO A LARGE EXTENT, THE

FUTURE WELL-BEING OF OUR TERRITORY WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ABILITIES AND VALUES OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

"THIS APPLIES NOT ONLY TO THE DILIGENCE WITH WHICH THEY PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION, BUT ALSO TO THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE," HE SAID.

MR WRANGHAM DISCLOSED THAT THE HONG KONG BANK WOULD STRENGTHEN ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE JPC. IN ADDITION TO THE AWARDS SCHEME, IT WOULD SPONSOR THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAGE TO JPC'S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER.

THE AIM WAS TO ENCOURAGE JPC MEMBERS TO BECOME BILINGUAL, MR WRANGHAM SAID.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE POLICE CHIRF STAFF OFFICER, PUBLIC RELATIONS, MR JOHN DUNN, WHO SAID THAT THE AIMS OF THE JPC REMAINED, AS THEY WERE 14 YEARS

AGO, THE PROVISION OF HEALTHY RECREATION, THE FOSTERING OF CIVIC PRIDE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND THE FORGING OF CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE POLICE.

"OVER THE YEAR 1 BELIEVE THAT JPC HAS GONE A LONG WAY TOWARDS REALISING THESE VERY WORTHY OBJECTIVES AND IS PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED SERVICE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

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THE JPC AWARDS SCHEME, SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG BANK FOR THE SECOND YEAR, IS ORGANISED ANNUALLY TO GIVE DUE RECOGNITION ΤΟ JPC MEMBERS' ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. IT HAS BEEN HELD FOR NINE YEARS.

WINNERS OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES BEST DISTRICT COUNCILS AND BEST CLUBS TOTALLING $74,000.

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DEST MEMBERS, BEST LEADERS, WERE AWARDED CASH PRIZES

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ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA; THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (MANAGEMENT), MR GEORGE HINDHAUGH; THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OPERATIONS), MR JOHN SHEPPARD; AND THE SENIOR MANAGER/BRANCHES OF THE HONG KONG BANK, MR EDWIN LAU.

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