THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1981
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TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, IN A BID TO EXPAND ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT, IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS.
MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANYONE LIVING IN HONG KONG.
THE CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP ARE HONORARY LIFE DIRECTORS, LIFE MEMBERS, ORDINARY MEMBERS, JUVENILE MEMBERS AND CORPORATE NOMINEE MEMBERS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ASSOCIATION SAID 1 000 APPLICATION FORMS HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED AND MORE THAN 80 PROCESSED SO FAR.
THE ASSOCIATION WAS SET UP IN MAY LAST YEAR BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES LOCALLY AND TO ESTABLISH GOOD RELATIONS THROUGH SPORT BETWEEN TAI PO AND THE REST OF HONG KONG.
TO PROMOTE ITS ACTIVITIES THE ASSOCIATION IS NOW BUILDING A $12 MILLION INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE ON A 2 700 SQUARE METRE SITE NEAR TAI PO OLD MARKET WHICH WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUTURE NEW TOWN CENTRE.
THE CENTRE WILL BE A THREE-STOREY BUILDING WITH A FLOOR AREA OF 5 200 SQUARE METRES.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A SPORTS HALL WHICH CAN BE USED FOR GYMNASTICS, BASKETBALL, VOLLEY BALL OR BADMINTON, A 24-LANE BOWLING ALLEY, A DANCE STUDIO, A RECREATION ROOM, AN OFFICE, A MEETING ROOM AND A RESTAURANT FOR 80 PEOPLE. TENNIS COURTS WILL BE BUILT ON THE ROOF.
THE CENTRE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1983, WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN TAI PO. IT WILL SERVE THE FUTURE POPULATION OF 220 000.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT MEMBERSHIP CAN BE MADE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S TEMPORARY OFFICE AT TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE.
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