WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1981
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NEW TERRITORIES TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE STARTS NEXT MONTH
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FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF INTER-DISTRICT SOCCER AND BASKETBALL LEAGUES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, A TABLE-TENNIS LEAGUE IS TO START ON JUNE 14.
THE LEAGUE, ORGANISED BY NORTH DISTRICT, IS BEING PROMOTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
EACH DISTRICT CAN ENTER A MEN'S TEAM AND A WOMEN'S TEAM.
THE NEW LEAGUE WILL BE INAUGURATED BY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT THE FUNG KAI MIDDLE SCHOOL, SHEUNG SHUI, FOLLOWING WHICH NORTH DISTRICT WILL PLAY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT IN THE FIRST MATCH.
FINALS WILL BE PLAYED IN SEPTEMBER.
OTHER LEAGUES BEING PLANNED BY THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE INCLUDE VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON AND TENNIS, WHICH IT IS HOPED WILL START THIS YEAR.
THE SOCCER LEAGUE FINALS WERE PLAYED RECENTLY. THE WINNERS, SAI KUNG, WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE AKERS-JONES CUP ON SUNDAY (MAY 24) AT YUEN LONG STADIUM. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION MATCH BETWEEN THE CHAMPION SIDE AND A TEAM OF PLAYERS FROM THE OTHER SEVEN NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS.
A BASKETBALL LEAGUE WHICH STARTED IN FEBRUARY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JULY WHEN FINALS WILL BE PLAYED.
THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR DICKEN YUNG, AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS' SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.