FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1981
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NT INTER-DISTRICT TENNIS LEAGUE TO BE LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY
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THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT TENNIS LEAGUE WILL BE LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
THE LEAGUE, DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS, WILL INVOLVE 90 PLAYERS FROM TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN, SHA TIN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICTS.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, TEAMS FROM TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG WILL PLAY THE FIRST MATCH.
THE REMAINING MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON THE FOLLOWING THREE SUNDAYS AT SHA TSUI ROAD TENNIS COURTS, TSUEN WAN, AND AT SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB.
WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES ON JANUARY 17.
TENNIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL LEAGUES BEING PROMOTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITIONS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. THE OTHERS ARE SOCCER, BASKETBALL, BADMINTON, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING AND TABLE-TENNIS.
SQUASH AND ATHLETICS LEAGUES ARE BEING PLANNED,
THE PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR DAVID CHIU YIM-SHUN, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR TANG TUNG-CHIU, WILL ALSO ATTEND THE OPENING.
HONG KONG
AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL ****
A SPOKESMAN OF THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT DUE TO AN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE BY THE AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE STAFF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY PAID SERVICE AND AIR MAIL SERVICES FROM SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
AIR MAIL ITEMS, SPEEDPOST AND EXPRESS MAIL ITEMS SENT FROM HONG KONG TO SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE ARE SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE DELAY AND THE SERVICE MAY BE SUSPENDED AT SHORT NOTICE.
HOWEVER, THE AIR MAIL SERVICE AND THE INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY PAID SERVICE/SPEEDPOST SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA IS UNAFFECTED AT THE PRESENT TIME, HE SAID.
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