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SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1990
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB MUSIC FUND IS ESTABLISHED IN 1980 WITH A DONATION OF $10 MILLION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
IT IS A NON-STATUTORY TRUST FUND FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC, DANCE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE TERRITORY BY WAY OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
SINCE 1980, THE MUSIC FUND HAS AWARDED 48 MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND 16 DANCE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE 31 YOUNG MUSICIANS AND 12 DANCERS TO FURTHER THEIR TRAINING OVERSEAS.
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS IN MONG KOK
ART AND THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TOOK PART IN AN FAIR AT THE MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND IN MONG KOK TODAY (SUNDAY) THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP).
HANDICRAFT ΤΟ MARK
F
OF THE SYP AN IMPORTANT ROLE
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE, MR PETER LEE, SAID YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYED IN SOCIETY.
BY PARTICIPATING IN RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, POTENTIAL AND TALENTS AND BECOME YOUNG PEOPLE COULD DEVELOP THEIR MORE CIVIC-MINDED, HE SAID.
THIS
ACTIVITIES YEAR'S
INCLUDE
SEMINARS ON
ON
LAW, QUIZ ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITIONS
DUTIES, CAMPING, PICNICS AND
ESSAY
DRAWING COMPETITIONS,
AND PROTECTION, TALKS ON CIVIC RIGHTS AND SPORTS.
MORE THAN 40,000 YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 121 ACTIVITIES OVER MONTHS.
CHAIRMAN
SIX AND 25 THE NEXT TWO
OF
THE SYP TAKE
THE ALSO
AT SPEAKING
CEREMONY, THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR HO FEI-CHI, ENCOURAGED YOUNGSTERS TO
DESIGNED TO ENHANCE WHICH IN THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
PART
WERE
THEIR
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS LORNA MA, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR CHAN KWOK-MING, AND THE REGIONAL OFFICER (WEST KOWLOON), MRS PUN LEE WAI-CHUN.
CHUN-FAI, AN
SOCIAL WELFARE
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT
NEWSROOM OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE GIS LATER TODAY.
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