FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1981
ANUNG
THE THREE-DAY WORKSHOP WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY AND THE VICC, AND SUPPORTED BY MẸ. CAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP WAS TO CONSIDER THE REASONS, METHODS, AND POSSIBILITIES FOR CANCER EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
OVER 90 PEOPLE FROM WESTERN PACIFIC COUNTRIES TOOK PART.
AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY CONSISTING OF DR ANNE CHARLTON FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, DR NIGEL GRAY FROM AUSTRALIA AND MR TOM DOELLNER FROM DENMARK LED THE DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CANCER EDUCATION.
THE GROUP RECOMMENDED THAT CANCER EDUCATION BE INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SO AS TO REDUCE THE FEAR OF THE DISEASE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEEK THE EARLY TREATMENT VITAL FOR RECOVERY.
THE WORKSHOP FELT THAT SCHOOL TEACHERS WERE THE MOST APPROPRIATE PERSONS TO TEACH THE SUBJECT.
MORE SQUASH COURTS FOR KOWLOON TSAI
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KOWLOON TSAI PARK AND KWAI CHUNG ARE TO HAVE MORE SQUAS COURTS NEXT APRIL TO MEET THE DEMAND CAUSED BY THE GROWING NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE DISTRICTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID: STRUCTURAL BUILDING WORK ON THE THREE ADDITIONAL SQUASH COURTS AT KOWLOON TSA! PARK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FINISHING WORKS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. THEY WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.+
THE NEW COURTS ARE LOCATED AT THE UPPER CARPARK ADJACENT TO THE SWIMMING POOL AND WILL BRING TO FIVE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SQUASH COURTS AT THE PARK.
MEANWHILE, WORK ON TWO ADDITIONAL SQUASH COURTS BENEATH THE CARPARK DECK OF KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL AT KWAI CHUNG IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY. THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE COURTS IS TO BE CAST SHORTLY AND BE FOLLOWED BY FINISHING TOUCHES.
THE COURTS WILL BE BUILT TO FULL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARDS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS DONATED ABOUT $500 000 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE PROJECT.
ON COMPLETIO!!, THE NEW SQUASH COURTS WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR MANAGEMENT.