SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1981
RADIO-CONTROLLED CAR RACING CONTEST TO BE HELD
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RAD 10-CONTROLLED RACING CAR ENTHUSIASTS ARE IN FOR A BIG TREAT WHEN THE 1981 HONG KONG RACING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ARE HELD AT THE TAI PO PLOVER COVE ROAD TEMPORARY RECREATION GROUND THIS COMING SUNDAY, JULY 5.
WHILE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERT IN THIS SPORT FREQUENTLY TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO INDULGE IN THE SPORT HERE BECAUSE OF LACK OF A SUITABLE VENUE.
+THE AIM OF THE COMPETITION IS NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE AN ARENA FOR RADIO-CONTROLLED MODEL CAR EXPERTS, BUT ALSO TO GIVE A CHANCE TO THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY AN ENTERTAINING ACTIVITY, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
RAD 10-CONTROLLED MODEL CARS, WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO ONE-EIGHTH THE VOLUME OF AUTHENTIC CARS HAVE A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
STRICT MEASURES WILL BE ENFORCED TO ENSURE ALL INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS ARE FOLLOWED BY THE RADIO-CAR CONTROLLERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SEVENTY ENTRANTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN 10 SPEED TEST HEATS IN THE MORNING, THE FASTEST TEN WILL ENTER THE FINAL FOR SECTION A, WHILE THE NEXT TEN WILL COMPETE IN THE FINAL FOR SECTION B.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE THREE WINNERS OF EACH SECTION.
ADMISSION IS FREE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND.
EARLIER SWIMMING HOURS
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THE KWAI SHING AND SHA TIN SWIMMING POOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL OPEN HALF AN HOUR EARLIER AT 6.30 AM INSTEAD OF 7 AM FROM JULY 1 UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.
THE FIRST DAILY SESSION FOR THE TWO SWIMMING POOLS WILL END AT 9.15 AM AS USUAL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
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