SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1980
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THE LAND SPORTS PLAY SAFE DAY, A THREE-HOUR EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME, WAS CO-ORDINATED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT AND SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. IT FORMS PART OF THE PUBLICITY PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE THE PLAY SAFE MESSAGE.
SPECTATORS WERE INVITED TO WATCH A SERIES OF SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS IN A VARIETY OF OUTDOOR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDED CYCLING, MOTORCYCLING, CAMPING, ARCHERY, HILL- WALK ING AND ROLLER-SKATING.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY WERE AN EXCITING PROGRAMME OF ACROBATIC CYCLING AND A DEMONSTRATION OF TRICK MOTORCYCLING.
SPECTATORS ALSO ENJOYED A PUPPET SHOW PRESENTED BY A MOBILE STREET THEATRE ON SAFETY IN LAND SPORTS.
TO HELP BRING HOME THE SAFETY MESSAGE, THERE WERE ALSO DISPLAYS ON SAFETY RULES AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SPORTS.
A ROAD SAFETY BUS WAS ALSO ON SHOW, WITH OFFICERS OF THE ROAD SAFETY SECTION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE ON HAND TO EXPLAIN TO VISITORS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ROAD SAFETY.
GOVERNMENT TAKES FULL ACCOUNT OF LOCAL ADVICE *****
THE GOVERNMENT TAKES FULL ACCOUNT OF ADVICE GIVEN BY THE PEOPLE OF KWAI CHUNG IN MANAGING THE TOWN, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRED TING, SAID TODAY.
MR TING WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST KWAI CHUNG FESTIVAL AT THE OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL INDOOR GAMES HALL.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF KWAI CHUNG DOES NOT HAVE A VERY LONG HISTORY, HE SAID.
WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONLY 20 YEARS KWAI CHUNG HAD CHANGED FROM A REMOTE RURAL AREA INTO A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL TOWN.
THE SPEED OF DEVELOPMENT HAD BEEN QUICKER THAN IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT, HE SAID.
NOW, KWAI CHUNG HAS A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 500 000, AND AN INDUSTRIAL POPULATION OF 100 000. TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SUFFICIENT SCHOOL PLACES AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS DAILY FACILITIES SUCH AS TRANSPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT, COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WAS REQUIRED.
+AS KWA! CHUNG IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE SOCIAL SITUATION ARE UNDERGOING CONSTANT CHANGE,+ MR TING SAID.
+THIS MAKES TOWN MANAGEMENT WORK MORE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT, HE ADDED.
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