SAI KUNG SYP BEGINS
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SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1991
MORE THAN 1,500 YOUNGSTERS TOOK PART IN A CARNIVAL IN PO LAM ESTATE, TSEUNG KWAN O THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT.
THE CARNIVAL FEATURED STALL GAMES AND A VARIETY SHOW
PERFORMED
BY STUDENTS AND VOLUNTARY WORKERS.
SPEAKING AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FREDERICK TONG, SAID SAI KUNG, WITH ITS SCENIC BEAUTY AND NATURAL LANDSCAPE, WAS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
NOTING THAT THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SYP WAS "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY", HE URGED PARENTS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
HE ALSO CALLED ON THE YOUNGSTERS TO FULFIL THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES BY SUPPORTING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
ABOUT 100 EVENTS, INCLUDING FUN FAIRS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROJECTS, EXCURSIONS AND TRAINING COURSES, HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE SAI KUNG YOUTHS.
AT A COST OF MORE THAN $170,000, THE EVENTS ARE SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD.
PAMPHLETS WITH PROGRAMME DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
MR
OFFICIATING GUESTS OF TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY ALSO INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, EDWARD PONG; THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WAN HON-CHEUNG; AND MEMBER OF THE SYP COMMITTEE, MR KWOK KA-MING,
MEANWHILE, THE SYP IN SHA TIN, SOUTHERN, KWAI TSING, SIN, KOWLOON CITY, AND CENTRAL
WESTERN DISTRICTS
AND
WONG ΤΑΙ
WERE ALSO
LAUNCHED TODAY.
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