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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
WOMEN'S GAMES TO BE STAGED *****
THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION WILL BE STAGING THE FOURTH COLGATE WOMEN'S GAMES IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.
THE EVENT, SPONSORED BY COLGATE PALMOLIVE (HK) LTD, WILL BRING TOGETHER MORE THAN 4 500 COMPETITORS IN ONE OF THE LARGEST ATHLETIC MEETINGS EVER HELD IN HONG KONG.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR DICKEN YUNG AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
ALSO ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE WERE MR CHRIS HODGSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE COLGATE WOMEN'S GAMES AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY AND MR WILLIAM KO, CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
MR YUNG POINTED OUT THAT FROM DECEMBER THE PROJECT WILL OFFER PROPER TRAINING AND COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
INTERESTED IN ATHLETIC EVENTS.
+ IT IS ALSO AIMED AT IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF WOMEN ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES IN HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.
THE RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF PREVIOUS COLGATE WOMEN'S GAMES HAD GIVEN US THE CONFIDENCE TO SET OUR TARGET AT NEAR 5 000 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE NEXT GAMES, SAID MR YUNG.
MORE THAN 2 500 WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COMPETED
IN THE LAST GAMES, AMONG THEM WERE HOUSEWIVES, OFFICE AND FACTORY WORKERS, STUDENTS AS WELL AS PROFESSIONALS.
EXPERIENCED COACHES FROM THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION WILL ACT AS INSTRUCTORS AND THERE WILL BE FIVE TRAINING SESSIONS BEFORE THE COMPETITION ITSELF.
TO ENSURE THAT ALL ENTRANTS ARE FIT FOR TRAINING, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS A QUALIFYING TEST.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ALL RSS OFFICES AND HKAAA OFFICE IN QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM. FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE TELEPHONE 5-458511.
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