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THURSDAY, JANUAR

1991

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123 VBP RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 123 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TODAY RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME.

(THURSDAY) REPATRIATION

COMPRISING 42 MEN, 38 WOMEN, 23 BOYS AND 20 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 48TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 6,633 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PROPLE WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.

'OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME EXHIBITION' ON SATURDAY

AN OPPORTUNTIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME (OYS) EXHIBITION AND A BEST PROJECT AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT CITY PLAZA, TAIKOO SHING IN QUARRY BAY ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 26).

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTER OF THE OYS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MISS MAY CHUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID THE ' TERRITORY-WIDE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1974 ΤΟ PROMOTE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

"IT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN A BID TO PROMOTE SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY AND TO DEVELOP THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL HELP AMONG RESIDENTS.

"THE SCHEME ENABLES YOUNG PEOPLE то IMPLEMENT THEIR PLANNED PROJECTS WHICH ARE CONDUCIVE TO THEIR PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY," MISS CHƯNG ADDED.

UNDER THE SCHEME, PARTICIPANTS IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECTS THEY DESIGNED.

WILL

BE GRANTED FUNDS FOR

A TOTAL OF 19 BEST PROJECTS FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS WILL COMPETE FOR THE HONG KONG BEST OYS AWARD.

INNOVATIVE

"THESE 19 BEST PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM 125 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, WHICH WERE GRANTED FUNDS TO A MAXIMUM OF $5,000 EACH FROM THE OYS SCHEME," MISS CHUNG EXPLAINED.

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OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EVENT WILL BE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR WANG GUNGWU; CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, MRS ROSANNA TAM; AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT.

IN ADDITION TO AN EXHIBITION OF THE BEST PROJECTS, A 20-MINUTE VIDEO EXPLAINING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE OYS WILL BE SHOWN. THBRE WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYS AND GAMES TO PROMOTE THE OYS.

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