XN000022-1993-09-24 — Page 5

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1993

NEW YOUTH HOSTEL OPENS AT TAI MEI TUK

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LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE AND OVERSEAS VISITORS CAN NOW FRIENDSHIP AND RECREATION AT A NEW HOSTEL OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION AT TAI MEI TUK.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE BRADBURY LODGE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, PRAISED THE ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHING YOUNG PROPLE HOW ΤΟ BEST PROTECT THE COUNTRYSIDE.

"THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SAY RATHER MORE ABOUT WHEN I SPEAK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS' TIME.

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"BUT IF EVERYBODY WAS AS ACTIVE IN PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS YOU, HONG KONG WOULD BE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTIVE, HE SAID.

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THE AGRICULTURE

AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TOGETHER WITH VOLUNTEERS HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PLANTING TREES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, HE NOTED.

THE ASSOCIATION IS CELEBRATING IT'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. ITS MEMBERSHIP IS EXPANDING. MORE PEOPLE ARE USING ITS SERVICES WHICH KREP ON IMPROVING.

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TELA STEPS UP ACTION AGAINST INDECENT ARTICLES

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THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) THE POLICE WILL STEP UP PROSECUTION AGAINST THE PUBLICATION OF INDECENT ARTICLES TO THE UNDERAGE AND THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF INDECENT MATTERS.

THIS WAS REVEALED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, FOLLOWING A MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH AND TELA OFFICIALS WITH REPRESENTATIVES THE MEETING POINT TO DISCUSS THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT PUBLICATIONS.

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MRZ SO

TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT HE NOTED PUBLIC CONCERN OVER THE INFLUENCE OF INDECENT MATTERS ON YOUNG PEOPLE.

HE SAID JOINT OPERATIONS BY TELA AND THE POLICE WOULD BE MOUNTED TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE OVER PROPER CONTROL OF OBSCENE

INDECENT ARTICLES.

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