SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1981
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WINNING ENTRIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE 1980 SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE ART SECTION AND THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT- TOGETHER WITH PAINTINGS BY JAPANESE AND KOREAN CHILDREN ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION.
ADMISSION IS FREE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO SEE THE DISPLAY AT THE CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.
OPENING HOURS ARE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM
9 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAY.
NEW TERRITORIES BASKETBALL LEAGUE STARTS SOON
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A BASKETBALL LEAGUE, INVOLVING ALL EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS, IS TO START ON FEBRUARY 22 (SUNDAY).
THE LEAGUE, ORGANISED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT, WILL BE OFFICIALLY STARTED BY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.
THE LEAGUE WILL BE RUN ON AN INTER-DISTRICT BASIS, WITH EACH DISTRICT ENTERING A MEN'S TEAM AND A WOMEN'S TEAM.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL STADIUM, KWAI CHUNG, TSUEN WAN WILL PLAY TUEN MUN IN THE FIRST MATCH OF THE NEW LEAGUE. THE FINALS WILL BE PLAYED IN JUNE.
THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF LEAGUES BE ING PROMOTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
A SOCCER LEAGUE ORGANISED BY YUEN LONG DISTRICT STARTED ON DECEMBER 14. IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MAY WHEN THE FINALS WILL BE PLAYED.
OTHERS UNDER PLANNING INCLUDE VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, TABLE-TENNIS, AND TENNIS LEAGUES. IT IS HOPED THAT ALL WILL COMMENCE THIS YEAR.
THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER, MR DICKEN YUNG, AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS' SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
EACH DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANISING
ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF SPORT.
AT PRESENT, MATCHES ARE PLAYED AT WEEKENDS AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AT NEW TERRITORIES PLAYGROUNDS.
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