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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1980
OVER 460 RECREATION AND SPORT ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THIS MONTH
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THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) HAS LINED UP MORE THAN 460 ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND INTERESTS. OVER ONE-THIRD OF THESE ARE NEW EVENTS AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO RELAX OVER A LONG WEEKEND, THERE IS AN +AWAY FROM IT ALL+ EVENT ORGANISED BY THE RSS HEADQUARTERS, WHICH GIVES AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAMPING, FOLK DANCING, HORSE-RIDING AND HIKING.
THOSE WHO CAN ONLY AFFORD ONE DAY AWAY FROM THE IR WORK CAN JOIN +HORSE RIDING AND HIKING ON SUNDAYS ORGANISED BY THE RSS TUEN MUN OFFICE AT THE SHA TIN RIDING SCHOOL AND IN TAI PO COUNTRY PARK.
PEOPLE IN REMOTE AREAS ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. OUTINGS TO THE OCEAN PARK FOR MA WAN RESIDENTS AND FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE ARRANGED AND A VARIETY OF SPORTS EVENTS ARE SPECIALLY ORGANISED FOR KUT O FISHERMEN, SAI KUNG CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER.
ALTOGETHER THERE ARE MORE THAN 170 NEW EVENTS, SOME 60 OF WHICH ARE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THERE ARE ALSO TEAM GAMES, ATHLETIC AND AQUATIC EVENTS, GYMNASTIC EXERCISES, DANCE COURSES AND FITNESS TRAINING CLASSÉS.
COMING ATTRACTIONS IN FEBRUARY INCLUDE A +DANCE CAMP+ AT THE SAI KUNG RECREATION CENTRE AND A +MACLEHOSE TRAIL WALK+.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THIS MONTH IS OBTAINABLE FROM VARIOUS CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND OFFICES OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO JOIN ANY OF THE EVENTS CAN ENQUIRE ABOUT ENROLMENT AT THE IR LOCAL RSS OFFICE.
THE IR TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE:
HEADQUARTERS (5-458511), HONG KONG EASTERN (5-641543), WAN CHAI (5-724844), HONG KONG CENTRAL/WESTERN (5-438559), HONG KONG SOUTHERN (5-534111 EXT 10), SHAM SHUI PO (3-860945), MONG KOK (3-808781), YAU MA TEI (3-682585), KOWLOON CITY (3-028500), WONG TAI SIN (3-272641), KWUN TONG (3-436123), SHA TIN (12-620170), TAI PO (12-677111 EXT 140), SAI KUNG (3-2814683), NT ISLANDS (5-454616), YUEN LONG (12-764246), TUEN MUN (12-813210 EXT 264), TSUEN WAN (12-404361), AND SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE (3-2813828).
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