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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1979
SHUTTLE-COCK STARTS OFF SWD'S INTER-CENTRE COMPETITIONS ******
A COMPETITION WITH A DIFFERENCE - SHUTTLE-COCK - THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING KICKED OFF A VARIETY OF OTHER COMPETITIVE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH THAT WILL SWING INTO ACTION OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF HONG KONG.
THE EVENTS ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION AS ITS 4TH ANNUAL INTER-CENTRE COMPETITIONS.
THE WIDE RANGE OF COMPETITIONS AIMS TO PROMOTE BETTER RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE MANY MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION'S COMMUNITY HALLS AS WELL AS YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CENTRES. DESIGNED TO MEET THE INTERESTS OF VARIOUS AGE GROUPS, THE COMPETITIONS WILL BE ON ORIENTEERING, CHILDREN'S DRAWING, ESSAY, FOLK DANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY, BASKETBALL, FOLK SONG, DRESS-MAKING AND FASHION DESIGN.
AT AN OPENING CEREMONY THIS MORNING AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL OFFICER FOR EAST KOWLOON, MR. KHOO TAI-PIN, MADE THE FIRST KICK TO START OFF THE SHUTTLE-COCK KICKING COMPETITION THE FIRST OF THE SERIES.
TWENTY SIX TEAMS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S CONTEST.
THE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT A CLOSING CEREMONY TO BE HELD LATER IN MARCH.