SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1981
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NEW MARKET FOR TUEN MUN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS CALLING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MARKET AND HAWKER BAZAAR NEAR SAM SHING HUT IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE 16 MEAT, EIGHT FISH AND FOUR POULTRY STALLS, 80 MINI-STALLS, AN OFFICE, STOREROOMS, SERVICE AREAS, STAFF QUARTERS AND A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND ON THE ROOF OF THE MARKET.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN 10 MONTHS.
350 SWIMMERS TAKE PART IN CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM
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THE 14TH CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM TOOK PLACE THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING OVER A 2 400 METRE COURSE FROM SHA LAN BEACH TO TAI MEI TUK SEA ACTIVITIES CENTRE.
IT WAS ORGANISED BY TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.
THE RACE ATTRACTED 350 PARTICIPANTS: 300 IN THE MEN'S SECTION, INCLUDING SEVEN EXPATRIATES, AND 50 IN THE WOMEN'S SECTION, INCLUDING ONE EXPATRIATE.
THE OLDEST ENTRANT WAS AGED 56 AND THE YOUNGEST 11.
THE RACE WAS STARTED AT 10.30 AM BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER TAI PO, MR NICKY LO.
THE WINNER OF THE MEN'S SECTION WAS MR CHEUNG WAN-CHI WHO FINISHED IN A TIME OF 37 MINUTES 13.5 SECONDS. HE WAS ALSO THE WINNER OF LAST YEAR. THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S SECTION WAS MISS LAI WAI WHOSE TIME WAS 42 MINUTES 41.7 SECONDS.
LAST YEAR, THE EVENT ATTRACTED 337 ENTRANTS IN THE MEN'S SECTION AND 60 IN THE WOMEN'S SECTION. MR CHEUNG FINISHED
IN 36 MINUTES 39 SECONDS AND MISS MAK SIU-PING'S TIME WAS 42 MINUTES 38 SECONDS.
SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, PRESENTED PRIZES TO THE WINNING LADIES, WHILE THE MEN RECEIVED THEIR PRIZES FROM MRS AKERS-JONES.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THE CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM HAS TAKEN PLACE OVER THE NEW COURSE. IT REPLACED THE TRADITIONAL
2 000-METRE COURSE BETWEEN NAM HANG AND YUEN CHAU TSAI, WHICH WAS SHORTENED AS A RESULT OF RECLAMATION WORK FOR NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
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