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JULY 23, 1989

SUNDAY, JULY 23,

CHARITY ACTIVITY CARRIES EDUCATIONAL VALUE

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSC. TODAY (SUNDAY) SAID THAT THE ROAD SAFETY CHARITY DRIVE ORGANISED BY THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL AT THE GOLD

GOLD COAST, TUEN MUN WAS "AN ENTERTAINING CHARITY FUNCTION IMPARTING EDUCATIONAL VALUE”.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FUNCTION, MR HSU SAID SUCH ACTIVITY WOULD NOT ONLY BRING IN FUNDS FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL, BUT WOULD ALSO HELP THE PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY.

"THE SUCCESS OF FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES HELD BY THE HOSPITAL IN THE PAST YEARS HAS INDICATED THE ENTHUSISATIC SUPPORT GIVEN BY PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTORS," MR HSU SAID.

"WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE PAST BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS, THE HOSPITAL HAS EVOLVED FROM A MEDICAL INSTITUTION TO A MULTI-SERVICE ORGANISATION EMBRACING COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION FUNCTIONS.

QUOTING A CHINESE IDIOM "UNITY IS STRENGTH", MR HSU BELIEVED THAT WITH THE COLLABORATION OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMEN AND DIRECTORS, ALL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES HELD THIS YEAR WOULD REACH THEIR TARGETTED RESULTS.

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MR JOHN WAN,

TODAY'S CHARITY DRIVE WAS PARTICIPATED BY ABOUT 20 TEAMS HONOURABLE LEADERS INCLUDED TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL. TANG.

YOUTH MUSIC CAMP HOLDS OPEN DAY

THE 1989 HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP WHICH STARTED LAST SATURDAY (JULY 15 AT THE LEI YUE MUN PARK HELD AN OPEN DAY TODAY (SUNDAY) FOR PARENTS TO VISIT THEIR CHILDREN.

A LARGE NUMBER OF PARENTS AND FRIENDS WERE ABLE TO SEE HOW MORE THAN 200 YOUNG MUSICIANS WERE BEING TRAINED IN A PLEASANT SUMMER CAMP ENVIRONMENT,

THEY ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENQUIRE THEIR CHILDREN AND FRIENDS HOW THEY HAD PROGRESSED AT REHEARSALS AND MASTERCLASSES UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF OVERSEAS AND LOCAL MUSICIANS.

ALTOGETHER EIGHT OVERSEAS MUSICIANS FROM AUSTRALIA. ONE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ONE FROM STATES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE MUSIC CAMP ORGANISED BY

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