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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1988

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WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME NEW ACTIVITIES FENCING, GYMNASTICS, BADMINTON, TABLE-TENNIS SAID MR LEE.

THIS YEAR, SUCH AS AND SOCCER TRAINING,

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"THESE PROGRAMMES ARE ORGANISED BY THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE AND THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, WHO HAVE JOINED THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

THE DISTRICT BOARDS ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

A SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING FORMED IN EVERY DISTRICT TO ORGANISE SUMMER ACTIVITIES.

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COMMITTEE IS

"AS MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THEY KNOW WHAT KIND OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED, SAID THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WHO ALSO SPOKE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

"THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES PLAN то ORGANISE ABOUT 4,600 ACTIVITIES AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1.1 MILLION," HE ADDED.

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THE 1988 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, ON JULY 1 (FRIDAY) AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A "SWINGING SUMMER VARIETY SHOW PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

OTHER PUBLICITY ON THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME INCLUDES THREE OTHER "SWINGING SUMMER" SHOWS BY RTHK AND A CONCERT PRODUCED BY COMMERCIAL RADIO IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, WHICH WILL MARK THE CLOSING OF THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME.

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CAN OBTAIN DETAILS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

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