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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1975
SWIMMING POOL FOR PREVENTIVE SERVICE OFFICERS
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PREVENTIVE SERVICE OFFICERS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SWIMMING POOL AT THEIR TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG.
THE POOL, MEASURING 52' BY 24′ WILL BE USED FOR TRAINING AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL PURPOSES BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE.
IT WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY MR. J.L. MARDEN, ON SATURDAY (MAY 10). THE EARLY OPENING OF THE POOL WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR A $30,000 DONATION FROM THE MARDEN FOUNDATION LTD TO MEET HALF THE COST OF THE POOL, THE OTHER HALF BEING MET BY A GRANT FROM THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE SOCIAL WELFARE FUND.
A GOVERNOR OF THE FOUNDATION, MR. MARDEN HAS ALWAYS SHOWN KEEN INTEREST IN THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE PARTLY BECAUSE OF HIS FAMILY'S CONNECTIONS WITH THE FORMER CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS.
TO MARK THE OPENING, THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE WILL GIVE A DISPLAY OF LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES AND DIVING EQUIPMENT. THEY WILL ALSO ENTERTAIN GUESTS TO A SWIMMING COMPETITION BETWEEN OFFICERS OF THE AIRPORT, EXCISE, HARBOUR AND INVESTIGATION DIVISIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG AT 12 NOON ON SATURDAY, MAY 10. A GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 2011) WILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SCHOOL. IT WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 10.30 AM SHARP. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.
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