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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1981
SWIMMING GALA HELD IN TAI PO
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TAI PO PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SPORT, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR LO, WHO WAS SPEAKING AT TAI PO DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA AT FANLING SWIMMING COMPLEX, SAID LAST YEAR THERE WERE MORE THAN 20 000 PARTICIPANTS IN ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.
+THIS YEAR, GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND $100 000 ON PROVIDING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT AND I HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL PARTICIPATE, HE SAID.
+PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN TAI PO WILL BE
GREATLY IMPROVED AND EXPANDED, HE SAID.
MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDED A TEMPORARY SOCCER PITCH, A SWIMMING COMPLEX AND AN INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE.
+WORK ON A WATER SPORTS CENTRE AT TAI MEI TUK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND CANOEING AND DINGHY COURSES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED THERE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, HE SAID,
GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO MAKE FULL USE OF EXISTING FACILITIES AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.
ORGANISED BY TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE GALA ATTRACTED 120 ENTRANTS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG (NORTH) RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WONG CHUN-WAI, THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF TA! PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG WAI-LAM, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR HO YUNG-SANG, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES (EAST) REGIONAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR KWAN PING-YUEN, WERE AMONG THE GUESTS AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.
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