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SUNDAY

KOMIKEL

1991

OUTSTANDING YOUTHS HONOURED

TWELVE. YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE ISLANDS DISTRICT WERE PRESENTED WITH OUTSTANDING YOUTHS AWARDS AT A CEREMONY HELD AT A LOCAL HOTEL TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE YOUTHS, AGED BETWEEN 16 AND

25, HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THEIR GOOD CONDUCT, PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRING VIEWS ON COMMUNITY BUILDING OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT.

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MRS LINA LO, SAID SHE WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE RECIPIENTS COMMITTING THEMSELVES то SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF THE DISTRICT.

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"I HOPE YOU WOULD HELP PUT THE MESSAGE OF CARE FOR HONG KONG, CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY' ACROSS TO YOUR PEERS, SHE SAID..

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"CIVIC EDUCATION HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT ELECTIONS SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.

IMPORTANT NOWADAYS TO THE THREE-TIER

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"ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT AS THE TERRITORY FACES POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES, SHE ADDED.

MRS LO SAID YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY.

PROMOTING

AFFAIRS

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY COMMITTEE, MR KWONG KWOK-KAM, TOLD THE RECIPIENTS TO KEEP UP THEIR GOOD WORK AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHER YOUNGSTERS.

THE RECIPIENTS, COMPRISING A TEACHER, A SOCIAL WORKER, TWO CLERKS AND EIGHT STUDENTS, WILL BE JOINING AN OUTWARD BOUND COURSE, AND WERE EACH AWARDED A SOUVENIR AND A A $500 GIFT COUPON OR BOOK COUPON.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OUTSTANDING YOUTHS AWARD SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHANNEL ISLANDS.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM WAI-KEUNG, DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KIM SALKELD, AND PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF ISLANDS, MR HERBERT IE.

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