SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1979
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MR. AKERS-JONES SAID THAT SINCE THE FANLING SWIMMING COMPLEX OPENED A YEAR AGO, IT HAD ATTRACTED NOT ONLY RESIDENTS OF FANLING BUT ALSO PEOPLE FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.
IN JULY THIS YEAR ALONE, HE SAID, MORE THAN 90 000 PEOPLE HAD ENJOYED SWIMMING IN THE POOL.
+THIS FIGURE INDICATES THE NEED AND THE ENTHUSIASM FOR SUCH FACILITIES,+ HE SAID.
+IN RESPONSE TO THIS DEMAND,+ MR. AKERS-JONES SAID, +WE PLAN TO BUILD SWIMMING POOLS IN EACH OF OUR NEW TERRITORIES
towns.
+WORK ON THE SHA TIN COMPLEX HAS ALREADY STARTED AND SITE PREPARATION FOR THE YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOL AND GARDEN IS IN PROGRESS, + HE SAID. OTHER POOLS WERE ALSO PLANNED FOR TAI PO, TUEN MUN AND NORTH KWAI CHUNG.
A TOTAL OF 350 SWIMMERS TOOK PART IN THE GALA WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HEUNG YEE KUK, THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
LADY MACLEHOSE TO INITIATE SCHOOL HALL DEMOLITION CEREMONY ******
LADY MACLEHOSE WILL INITIATE THE DEMOLITION CEREMONY OF THE HALL AND ANNEXE OF THE ST. PAUL'S CONVENT SCHOOL IN CAUSEWAY BAY ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 16) MORNING.
THE BUILDINGS WILL BE PULLED DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW SCHOOL PREMISES.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COVER THE CEREMONY. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF THE CHAPEL OF THE SCHOOL VIA THE ENTRANCE AT COTTON PATH NOT LATER THAN 9.30 A.M. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
FUN AND LESSONS IN CAMPS FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS
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PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN PLAY AND LEARN AT THE SAME TIME IN OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMPS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE CAMPS ARE TO PROVIDE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL LIVING IN A NATURAL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROVIDE THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THE IR SCHOOL SUBJECTS UNDER CAMPING SITUATIONS.
THE CAMPS