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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1981
PRIMARY SCHOOLS SPORTS DAY IN TUEN MUN
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ALL 32 PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TUEN MUN DISTRICT TOOK PART IN THE SIXTH TUEN MUN SCHOOLS SPORTS DAY AT YUEN LONG STADIUM TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE ANNUAL EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY TUEN MUN SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MORE THAN 1 000 COMPETITORS ENTERED THE 20 FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP, SHOT PUTT, 60 METRE AND 100 METRE RACES, AND 400 METRE AND 800 METRE RELAYS.
WINNERS OF EACH EVENT RECEIVED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS.
CHAIRED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF CHUNG UK TSUEN PUBLIC KIU SAW SCHOOL, MR WONG CHUN-LOY, THE ASSOCIATION ORGANISES SWIMMING, TABLE TENNIS, BADMINTON, VOLLEY BALL, FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL COMPETITIONS, THE WINNERS OF WHICH REPRESENT TUEN MUN IN INTER- DISTRICT LEAGUES.
PRINCIPALS OF THE DISTRICT'S PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
OFFF ICIATING AT TODAY'S PRIZE PRESENTATION WERE: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR LAU WONG- FAT THE HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR H.S. HO- TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM- AND THE DISTRICT SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, MR C.S. TANG.
ELDERLY VISIT SPACE MUSEUM
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NINETY ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM NORTH DISTRICT SPENT THIS MORNING (THURSDAY) VISITING THE SPACE MUSEUM.
THE VISIT WAS ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELDERLY ACTIVITIES AND SPONSORED BY A LOCAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY, THE CYPRESS CLUB,
ACCOMPANY ING THE GROUP WERE SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
LUNCH.
AFTER THE VISIT THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE TAKEN FOR A DIM SUM
OTHER ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE ELDERLY OF NORTH DISTRICT INCLUDE A CANTONESE OPERA AND A LUNAR NEW YEAR FEAST,
THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $48 000 TO THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
CHAIRED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR CHEUNG KUEN, THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF EIGHT OFFICIAL AND 12 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
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