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in several districts throughout Hong Kong. Flower pots containing Bougainvillea, Al lamanda cathartica, Aspa ragus de nsiflorus 'Sprengeri' and Ophiopogon japonicus have been placed on the sides of footbridges.

Summer Youth Programme

The Summer Youth Programme (SYP) is a large-scale community-building programme which provides a wide range of cultural and arts, sports and all-round development activities for children and young people aged between six and 25 during the summer holidays. In 2008, the slogan 'Bring Out Your Energy, Discover Your Potential' was adopted to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games and the 40th Anniversary of SYP. Around 12 000 SYP activities were organised with more than 1.7 million participants. The total cost amounted to about $44 million, of which $16.5 million was donated by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The balance was met by subvention from the Government and District Councils, private donation and participants' fees.

Websites

Home Affairs Bureau: www.hab.gov.hk

Leisure and Cultural Services Department: www.lcsd.gov.hk

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: www.afcd.gov.hk

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