MONDAY, MAY 9, 1977
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TOPLEY OPENS H.K. INVITATIONAL HARDCOURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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+ IT IS THE AMATEUR GAME WHICH DEVELOPS THE STARS OF TOMORROW AND WE MUST NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MOUNTING SUFFICIENT AMATEUR TOURNAMENTS TO FOSTER A CONTINUING INTEREST IN TENNIS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY SAID THIS AFTERNOON WHEN HE OPENED THE HONG KONG INVITATIONAL HARDCOURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT VICTORIA PARK.
MR. TOPLEY WELCOMED TO HONG KONG PLAYERS FROM SIX ASIAN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES COMPETING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HE SAID: +OVER THE YEARS HONG KONG HAS SEEN OVERSEAS AMATEUR PARTICIPANTS PLAY IN THE HONG KONG OPEN HARDCOURT CHAMPIONSHIPS AND IN ASIAN TOURNAMENTS HOSTED BY HONG KONG, BUT THIS YEAR THE HONG KONG LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION DECIDED TO MOUNT AN INVITATIONAL HARDCOURT CHAMPIONSHIP AND ENCOURAGED AS MANY COUNTRIES AS POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION TO COMPETE.+
THE RESPONSE WAS VERY PLEASING AND HE WAS SURE THAT SOME VERY FINE TENNIS WOULD BE SEEN IN THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MR. TOPLEY THANKED THE ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR ORGANISING AND SPONSORING THE TOURNAMENT.
HE CONGRATULATED THE ORGANISERS, SPONSORS AND PLAYERS.
THE DIRECTOR SAID RECENTLY LOCAL PLAYERS OF BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL AND BADMINTON HAD BENEFITTED MUCH FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING AGAINST PLAYERS WHOSE SKILL AND DEDICATION HAD MADE THEM LEADING PLAYERS NOT ONLY IN ASIA BUT IN SOME CASE IN THE WORLD.
WATER CUT ****
WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO ENABLE THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.
THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE THOSE IN CHA KWO LING ROAD AND YAU TONG ROAD, INCLUDING BLOCK NOS. 1 TO 9, YAU TONG ESTATE.