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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1979
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXERCISE IS TWO-FOLD :
+OUR FIRST AIM IS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING WITH THE MAIN ACCENT ON BEING GOOD NEIGHBOURS AND THE SECOND, TO ENABLE RESIDENTS FROM THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND VILLAGES TO GET TOGETHER TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER,+ MR. LEE SAID.
+OF COURSE, WE ALSO HOPE THAT THE MANY EVENTS WE ARE PLANNING WILL SHOW THE RESIDENTS THAT WE DO CARE FOR THEIR WELFARE AND THAT THEIR TOWNS ARE PLEASANT PLACES TO LIVE IN.+
MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE JOINT PROGRAMME WILL COMPLEMENT THE ON-GOING SERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND OTHER VOLUNTARY BODIES THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+UNDER THE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME, IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE ADVISORY BOARDS WILL SHARE THE MANPOWER AND FUNDS REQUIRED FOR ORGANISING SPORTS MEETS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALITY, + MR. LEE SAID.
+THIS WILL ELIMINATE CONFUSION AND DUPLICATION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL MEAN THAT FUNDS CAN BE PUT TO OPTIMUM USE, HE STRESSED.
THE NEW VENTURE, MR. LEE SAID, COMES AFTER A SUCCESSFUL PILOT SCHEME IMPLEMENTED LAST FINANCIAL YEAR BETWEEN THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
+IT FEATURE ABOUT 192 EVENTS WHICH ATTRACTED MORE THAN 21,000 PARTICIPANTS, MR. LEE SAID.
+1 AM CERTAIN THAT QUITE A FEW FRIENDSHIPS WERE STRUCK UP DURING THOSE GET-TOGETHERS, HE ADDED.
THIS IS WHY MR. LEE IS CONFIDENT THAT THE NEW VENTURE WILL PROVE TO BE YET ANOTHER SUCCESS.
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