FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1981
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SATURDAY SPORTS FOR TSING YI RESIDENTS
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A WEEKEND SPORTING ACTIVITIES SCHEME IS BEING ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS OF TSING YI ISLAND.
THE SCHEME WILL START TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT CHEUNG CHING AND CHEUNG HONG ESTATES AND RUN, ON A TRIAL BASIS, FOR 10 SATURDAYS FROM 2 PM - 5 PM UNTIL EARLY AUGUST.
ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS ROLLER SKATING, TRAMPOLINING, FENCING, BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL, WILL BE HELD AT THE TWO BASKETBALL COURTS AND MINI-SOCCER PITCH OUTSIDE CHING WAI HOUSE IN CHEUNG CHING ESTATE.
STAFF OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE WILL ALSO HELP ORGANISE COMPETITIONS AND TRAINING CLASSES.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE SCHEME WILL BE A SPORTS CARNIVAL ON JUNE 13, TO INCLUDE BASKETBALL AND MINI-SOCCER INVITATION MATCHES, TRAMPOL IN ING AND FENCING DEMONSTRATIONS, AND GAMES.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF TSING YI, MR JOSEPH WONG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING.
MR WONG SAID THERE WAS A NEED FOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES ON TSING YI, PARTICULARLY AT THE TWO HOUSING ESTATES, WHICH HAVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 32 000.
+GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN ORGAN IS ING ACTIVITIES FOR THEM, AND WE HOPE EVENTUALLY THAT LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, ESPECIALLY MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN THE ESTATES, WILL DO SO ON THE IR OWN, + HE SAID.
TAKING PART IN THE NEW SCHEME ARE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE UNIT, TSING YI ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND MUTUAL AID
COMMITTEES.
IT IS BEING FINANCED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND IS ONE OF SEVERAL ESTATE RECREATION PROJECTS BEING ORGANISED LOCALLY.
THE OTHERS ARE AT KWAI CHUNG, FOK LOI AND CHEUNG SHAN ESTATES.
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