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SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989

THE 18 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WERE SELECTED FROM A TOTAL OF 59 NOMINATIONS OF DEDICATED YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD ALL DEVOTED A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE 1988 SYP.

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THE CANDIDATES WERE ASSESSED BY A SELECTION BOARD COMPRISING MEMBER OF THE SYP COMMITTEE, MR KWOK KA-MING, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL.

CANDIDATES WERE FIRST INDIVIDUALLY INTERVIEWED BY THE SELECTION BOARD AND FURTHER OBSERVED IN A RESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE HELD FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 6) TO TODAY AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.

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"WE HOPE THAT THE SCHOLARSHIPS WOULD SERVE AS INCENTIVES ENCOURAGE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY DOING VOLUNTARY WORK AT THEIR LEISURE," CONCLUDED MR PETER LEE.

THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE THREE-DAY RESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE WERE SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

YAU TSIM CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY

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A CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY WAS HELD IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE CARNIVAL'S OPENING CEREMONY AT THE ARTHUR STREET PLAYGROUND, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHIU YU-HEI, URGED DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS TO BE MORE ALERT WHEN USING THE ROAD.

"THIS WILL BENEFIT THEMSELVES AS WELL AS OTHER ROAD," HE SAID.

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MR CHIU SAID THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT WAS TO EDUCATE INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS, CYCLISTS AND ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS ON THE CORRECT USE OF ROADS.

ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDED SELECTION OF MODEL ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS, CHILDREN'S DRAWING CONTEST, CALLIGRAPHY CONTEST AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY LEAFLETS.

A SURVEY WAS ALSO BEING UNDERTAKEN TO ASSESS ELDERLY PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE ON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND THEIR OPINION ON TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.

"THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT MONTH, AND THE FINDINGS WILL BE CONVEYED TO THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS FOR INFORMATION AND IMPROVEMENT," MR CHIU ADDED.

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