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SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1988

LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR YOUTH VOLUNTEERS

OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO JOIN A CHALLENGING LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE LATER.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT SYP THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN FISHER, NOTED THAT VOLUNTEERS TAKING PART IN THE SERVICE-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES MIGHT BE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO JOIN AN OUTWARD BOARD SEA COURSE LATER.

THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 650 SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES WILL BR ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SOME 70 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, WITH FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP OF OVER $332,000 COMING FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THESE ACTIVITIES RANGE FROM OUTDOOR PURSUITS, CULTURAL PROGRAMMES AND INTEREST COURSES TO SOCIAL SERVICE SCHEMES.

MR FISHER ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND IN RAISING AN ADDITIONAL $100,000 FOR PUBLICISING THE EVENTS.

THE DISTRICT'S SYP WAS LAUNCHED WITH A FUN-PACKED, COLOURFUL CARNIVAL AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON.

MORE THAN 4,000 RESIDENTS WERE TREATED TO THREE HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING A BAND PERFORMANCE, SINGING AND DANCING AS WELL AS STALL GAMES.

GUESTS AT THE FUNCTION INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR NGAI WAI-MING, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE OPENING PROGRAMME, MISS ESTHER CHAN.

CARNIVALS BEGIN SUMMER FUN FOR YOUTH

CARNIVALS WHICH ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF

YOUNGSTERS MARKED THE

OPENING OF THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES IN THE KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICTS TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE CARNIVALS WERE HELD AT THE ARGYLE STREET PLAYGROUND AND THE LOK FU CENTRE. THEY INCLUDED GAMES STALLS, VARIETY SHOWS, A SINGING COMPETITION AND A CHILDREN'S TALENT SHOW.

/GUESTS OFFICIATING