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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1980
+SIX DOUBLE-SEATER CANOES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE THREE SCHOOLS IN SAI KUNG AND TAI PO, AND CAMPERS WITH COMPETENT INSTRUCTORS MAY APPLY TO USE THEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN ADDITION TO THESE CAMP-SITES IN SCHOOLS, FIVE ORGANISATIONS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING SIX CAMP-SITES FOR STUDENTS ON WEEKDAYS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 3 AND JULY 10 NEXT YEAR.
THE SITES ARE THE GAUDETE HOUSE ON CHEUNG CHAU OWNED BY CARITAS HONG KONG, THE WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE AND THE YOUTH CAMP AT WONG YEE CHAU OF THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A., THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION'S SILVERMINE BAY OUTDOOR RECREATION CAMP, THE Y.W.C.A. YOUTH CAMP ON LANTAU AND THE SALVATION ARMY'S YOUTH CAMP AT MA WAN.
EACH CAMP WILL LAST THREE DAYS AND CAN ACCOMMODATE FROM
45 TO 90 PARTICIPANTS. EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE TO PAY FROM $18 TO $23, DEPENDING ON THE CAMP-SITE THEY CHOOSE.
STUDENTS ATTENDING ANY OF THE CAMPS SHOULD HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THEIR PARENTS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND RESERVATION, SCHOOLS CAN CONTACT MR FRANCIS CHIU OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 6TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON ON TELEPHONE 3-884111 EXT 266.
HANDICAPPED IN TSUEN WAN ENCOURAGED TO PLAY SPORT
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A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FOR HANDICAPPED PLAYERS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE TUSEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.
IT INVOLVES THREE TEAMS FROM KOWLOON AND ONE FROM HONG KONG ISLAND.
AT PRESENT, TSUEN WAN DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN BASKETBALL TEAM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID.
HOWEVER, MORE THAN 500 HANDICAPPED PEOPLE FROM SEVEN CENTRES IN TSUEN WAN ARE BEING INVITED TO ATTEND THE TOURNAMENT.
THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH OTHER HANDICAPPED PEOPLE PLAY BASKETBALL IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL BECOME INTERESTED IN THE SPORT THEMSELVES.
THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5 IN THE KWAI CHUNG INDOOR GAMES HALL.
A CHINESE FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE BY DEAF AND DUMB PEOPLE WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
THE TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WAS FIRST HELD LAST YEAR. TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HAS PROVIDED $150 000 FOR THE FESTIVAL AND ANOTHER $50 000 IS EXPECTED TO BE RAISED FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS.