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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1978
FITNESS TRAIL AN INSTANT SUCCESS
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HONG KONG'S FIRST FITNESS TRAIL, WHICH OPENED A WEEK AGO, HAS BECOME A POPULAR SPOT FOR MORNING HIKERS AND PICNICKERS.
SINCE ITS OPENING, THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (KOWLOON CITY) HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS ENQUIRING ABOUT THE TRAIL.
SITUATED AT THE KOWLOON HILLS, THE FITNESS TRAIL CAN BE REACHED FROM 5-MILESTONE, TAI PO ROAD, OPPOSITE KOWLOON RESERVOIR.
IT IS EQUIPPED WITH FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL EXERCISES SUCH AS LONG JUMP, WALL CLIMB, HURILE STRETCH, PUSH UP AND STUMPS AT 15 DIFFERENT PLACES. THERE ARE ALSO INSTRUCTION NOTES POSTED AT THESE FACILITIES EXPLAINING THEIR USES.
THE AIM OF THE 6,000-FOOT-LONG TRAIL, SAID AN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN, WAS TO PROVIDE A MILD FORM OF RECREATION FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO EXERCISE IN RURAL SURROUNDINGS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MR. THOMAS LEE TO OPEN YMCA CENTRE
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL TOMORROW (THURSDAY) OFFICIALLY OPEN THE YMCA'S YAU MA TEI CENTRE WHICH HAS BEEN BUILT WITH THE AIM OF HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS THROUGH BETTER USE OF LEISURE HOURS.
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4 P.M. AT THE NEW CENTRE ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF YUI KAI BUILDING, 466-472 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND EPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY.
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