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SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1993

SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ENTERS 25TH YEAR

YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED SOME 30 MILLION TIMES IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ORGANISED UNDER THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1993 SYP PROGRAMME HELD AT THE LYRIC THEATRE OF THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS WHEN THE SYP COMMITTEE WAS ALSO CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

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"THE SYP WAS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERTED EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE WELLBEING OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, SIR DAVID SAID.

HE SAID THE ACTIVITIES HAD MADE SUMMER HOLIDAYS MORE FUN AND MEANINGFUL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

"THESE PROGRAMMES HAVE GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS, BROADEN THEIR OUTLOOK AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS, SIR DAVID ADDED.

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EARLIER, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE WERE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 14,000 ACTIVITIES ORGANISED THIS YEAR.

'APART FROM SHARING THE FUN, YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THESE ACTIVITIES, CAN ALSO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY," HE

SAID.

MR SUEN SAID EXPENDITURE FOR THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES AMOUNTED TO $39 MILLION.

HE SAID WHILE THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DONATED AN AMOUNT OF $14 MILLION, OTHER ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING DISTRICT BODIES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WOULD FUND THE REMAINING $24.7 MILLION.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A TWO-HOUR ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

VARIETY SHOW

ABOUT 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE INVITED TO ATTEND. THE SHOW WILL BE RECORDED AND SCREENED ON TVB JADE ON FRIDAY (JULY 16) AT 10.20 PM.

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