XN000022-1989-03-19 — Page 8

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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1989

"ABOUT 300 YOUNG PEOPLE TOOK PART IN A MARATHON RACE EARLIER THIS MORNING WHILE A CANTONESE OPERA NIGHT WILL BE STAGED AT THE HANG ON ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE TONIGHT TO ENTERTAIN THE ELDERLY,' MR YUNG SAID.

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"FURTHERMORE, A FAMILY DAY CAMP WILL BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY (MARCH 26) AT THE WU KAI SHA YOUTH CAMP WHERE MEMBERS OF FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT CAN SHARE A DAY OF FUN AND ENJOY A BARBECUE LUNCH," HE ADDED.

WINNERS OF THE PAINTING COMPETITION AND THE MARATHON RACE WERE AWARDED PRIZES AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.

OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MR L1 PO-MING AND MR CHAN TO-YEUNG; AND THE DISTRICT'S SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MRS LESLIE HUNG.

CIVIC EDUCATION CAMP IN NORTH DISTRICT

A GROUP OF 20 STUDENTS IN NORTH DISTRICT SPENT THEIR LEARNING MORE ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT DURING A TWO-DAY CAMP WHICH ENDED TODAY (SUNDAY).

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THE CAMP, HELD AT THE FANLING ROTARY YOUTH CENTRE AND WAS PART OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES NORTH DISTRICT STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

IT WAS CO-ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FANLING ROTARY YOUTH CENTRE AND HOSTEL AND THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICE; THE NEW TERRITORIES EAST REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION; AND THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS CHEUNG WAH CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTRE,

"THE ORGANISERS HOPE THAT THE PARTICIPANTS, BESIDES SHARING THE FUN OF CAMPING, WILL HAVE BEEN MADE MORE AWARE OF THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.

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"IN ADDITION, WE HOPE THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION' HAS BEEN ACHIEVED," SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NORTH DISTRICT STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

ON THE FIRST DAY, THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL FORM THREE AND FOUR STUDENTS, WERE GIVEN A TALK ON CIVIC RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS BY A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MR MAK HOT-WAH.

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