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SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1990

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1990 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME BEGINS

THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH NOT ONLY ENJOYABLE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERN FOR DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR PETER TSAO, SAID OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1990 SYP AT ELIZABETH STADIUM THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

HE NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN RUNNING THE FOR THE 22ND YEAR THIS YEAR.

THIS WHEN THE QUEEN

PROGRAMME

LAST SUMMER, ABOUT 1.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SOME 11,000 ACTIVITIES. THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 12,000 ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN ARRANGED FOR AN EXPECTED RECORD NUMBER OF 1.8 MILLION PARTICIPANTS, HE SAID.

HAS

"AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THIS YEAR'S PROJECT DONATIONS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (RHKJC) AS SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT BOARDS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, MR TSAO SAID.

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RECEIVED WELL A9 VARIOUS

"OF THE ABOUT $26 MILLION TO BE SPENT ON THE PROGRAMME, $11 MILLION WAS DONATED BY THE RHKJC, HE SAID.

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WITH "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY" AS ITS THEME, THE SYP IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN SIX AND

25, TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

THE ACTIVITIES ARRANGED INCLUDE MUSIC CAMPS, FORESTRY CAMPS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, SPORTS AND MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMES.

STEWARD

AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, A CHAM-SON, PRESENTED A CHEQUE TO MR TSAO CONTINUOUS SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMME.

OF THE RHKJC, MR CHAU AS A TOKEN OF THE CLUB'S

TROPHIES WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND VOUNTARY AGENCIES IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMME.

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SHOW, ENTITLED SINGERS AND

THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY 'SWINGING SUMMER" WITH PERFORMANCES BY VARIOUS POPULAR REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS.

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THE VARIETY SHOW, JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, ATTRACTED ABOUT 2,000 YOUNGSTERS. IT WILL BE SCREENED ON TVB-JADE ON JULY 22.

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