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SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1975.
RECREATION FOR BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER INSTITUTIONAL CARE
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LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS ALL OVER HONG KONG THIS SUMMER. THOSE UNDER THE CARE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FIVE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO ENJOY SOME HEALTHY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES NEXT WEEK.
THE FIVE INSTITUTIONS, ARE RUN BY THE PROBATION AND CORRECTIONS DIVISION, HAVE ORGANISED A CANOE WEEK' FOR YOUNGSTERS TO ATTEND A ONE-DAY PRELIMINARY CANOE TRAINING COURSE. THOSE COMPLETING THE COURSE WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE.
EACH INSTITUTION WILL TAKE 20 BOYS OR GIRLS OUT ONE DAY OF THE WEEK, BETWEEN 9.45 A.M. AND 4.20 P.M., TO APPROACH BAY AT THE 10-1/2 MILESTONE CASTLE PEAK ROAD JUST BEFORE TING KAU WHERE THE COURSE WILL BE HELD. INSTRUCTORS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG CANOE UNION.
TAKING PART WILL BE THOSE FROM O PUI SHAN BOYS HOME BEGONIA ROAD BOYS HOME, MA TAU WEI GIRLS HOME, CASTLE PEAK BOYS HOME, AND THOSE FROM KWUN TONG HOSTEL AND AFTERCARE UNIT.
BEFORE TAKING TO THE WATER, THEY WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON SAFE HANDLING OF A CANOE AND GIVEN A DEMONSTRATION. BEING ABLE TO SWIM IS ALSO ESSENTIAL AND ALL WILL. HAVE TO UNDERGO A TEST.
THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL TAKE PART IN A CANOEING COMPETITION ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, AT PEARL ISLAND BEACH. THERE WILL BE TWO EVENTS, A 500-METRE RACE AND A 4 X 500 METRES RELAY WITH THE HEATS IN THE MORNING AND THE FINALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRIZES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE WINNERS.
316,000 LOTTERY TICKETS SOLD SO FAR ******
A TOTAL OF 316,000 TICKETS IN THE FOURTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY THIS YEAR HAD BEEN SOLD UP TO 12 NOON TODAY.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO GIVE HIMSELF A CHANCE OF WINNING A FORTUNE HAS UNTIL 9 P.M. ON FRIDAY (JULY 18) TO BUY A TICKET BEFORE THE DRAW NEXT SATURDAY.
THE DRAW WILL BE PERFORMED BY FOUR RTV ARTISTES AT 10 A.M. IN THE MAIN CONCOURSE OF THE OCEAN TERMINAL,
MISS HUEN SO HA,
ON MONDAY (JULY 14) THE ARTISTES MISS LEE YING, MR. HUI SIU HUNG AND MR. KWOK FUNG -- WILL TAKE PART IN A LOTTERY SALES DRIVE AT THE SITE BETWEEN NORTH POINT FERRY AND NORTH POINT ESTATE. THEY WILL BE SELLING TICKETS TO PASSERBYS BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M.
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