THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1978
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S.N.T. ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF N.T. WALKS FOR MILLIONS
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THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR'S WALKS FOR MILLIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES — WHICH WILL BE SPLIT INTO FIVE DISTRICT WALKS WILL BE A REAL TEST OF STAMINA AND HILL-WALKING SKILLS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE DISTRICT WALKS.
ALSO AT THE CONFERENCE WERE THE COMMUNITY CHEST'S NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT WALKS CHAIRMAN, MR. MIKE ILLINGWORTH AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PAT SIN RANGE WALK ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SAID THE WALKS —— IN TSUEN WAN, TA! PO, YUEN LONG-TUEN MUN, AND ON THE PAT SIN RANGE WILL BE STAGED ON SEPARATE SUNDAYS EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND THE AGGREGATE DONATIONS FROM THE DISTRICTS INVOLVED WILL REPRESENT THE OVERALL N.T. EFFORT.
THE NEW VENTURE, MARKS ANOTHER ANNUAL CHARITY CAMPAIGN MOUNTED JOINTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE COMMUNITY CHEST AND THE RURAL POPULATION.
THE PAT SIN RANGE WALK WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 4. IT STARTS NEAR HOK TAU WAI VILLAGE AND FINISHES AT THE BRIDE'S POOL CAR PARK, INVOLVING QUITE A STIFF CLIMB UP TO THE RIDGE PATH WHICH REACHES AS HIGH AS 2,000 FEET.
+THE DISTANCE IS ABOUT EIGHT MILES, AND MOST OF IT ALONG VERY RUGGED TRACKS OR NARROW PATHS,+ MR. AKERS-JONES SAID.
FOR THIS REASON, HE SAID, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 500, MAINLY DRAWN FROM ORGANISATIONS WHICH MAY PROVIDE WALKERS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY FIT AND HAVE HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF HILL-WALK ING.
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID: THIS IS A CHALLENGING WALK ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO CATER FOR YOUTH WITH STRONG LIMBS.
+ IT IS EXPECTED TO RAISE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS AND EACH PARTICIPANT WILL NEED TO SECURE A SPONSORSHIP OF $1,000 BEFORE COMMENCING THE WALK.
+ IN CASE OF THE PARTICIPANTS HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN RAISING THE REQUIRED SUM FROM HIS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS, THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE WILL TRY TO ASSIST IN RAISING NOT MORE THAN $500 FOR EACH OF THEM TO MAKE UP THE AMOUNT,+
OUTLINING THE PLANS FOR THE OTHER WALKS, MR. ILLINGWOR TH SAID THAT DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE OLD ROUTE IN TSUEN WAN, A SERIES OF FIVE DISTRICT WALKS WOULD SUPERSEDE ONE MAJOR WALK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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