SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1982
THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DESIGN RESEMBLED THE EXTERIOR OF A BUILDING REPRESENTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
THE WHOLE DESIGN WAS BALANCED TO CONVEY THE EFFECT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC.
THE PANEL OF JUDGES COMPRISED THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MR WONG YUEN-CHEUNG, MR CHEUNG HON-KAU AND MR HUNG CHEUNG-HO- AND AN INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, MR YEUNG WAI-FUNG,
THERE WERE ALSO FIVE OUTSTANDING AWARDS, EACH WITH A CASH PRIZE OF $200.
THE BUDGET FOR THE COMPETITION WAS $6 000 WHICH THE DISTRICT BOARD PROVIDED.
NORTH DISTRICT TO HOLD CROSS COUNTRY RACE
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NORTH DISTRICT BOARD HAS APPROVED $10 000 TOWARDS SPONSORING A LUNAR NEW YEAR CROSS COUNTRY RACE.
THE RACE WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 28 (SUNDAY) AND WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
THE MEN'S RACE WILL START AT SING PING SCHOOL IN TA KWU LING AND FINISH AT SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND, A COURSE OF 10 KILOMETRES.
THE WOMEN'S RACE WILL COVER A DISTANCE OF EIGHT KILOMETRES ALONG THE SAME ROUTE AS THE MEN'S SECTION, EXCEPT THAT THE STARTING POINT WILL BE AT HUNG LENG.
THE RACE IS OPEN TO ANYONE AGED OVER 16 WHO MUST BE CERTIFIED FIT TO PARTICIPATE IN A LONG DISTANCE RACE BY A DOCTOR.
ENTRY FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM SHEUNG SHUI SPORTS ASSOCIATION, SHEUNG SHUI SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE'S NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AT TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND THE PACIFIC TRAVEL SERVICE AT SAN FUNG AVENUE.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS FEBRUARY 25.
DURING THE RACE, THE POLICE WILL ASSIST IN TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE WILL PROVIDE FIRST AID SERVICES ALONG THE ROUTE.
A SIMILAR RACE HELD LAST YEAR ATTRACTED MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SAME NUMBER WILL TAKE PART THIS YEAR.
THE RACE IS BEING ORGANISED BY SHEUNG SHUI SPORTS ASSOCIATION WITH THE HELP OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, SHEUNG SHUI SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE CADET TRAINING SCHOOL AND THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS UNIT OF THE POLICE FRONTIER DIVISION.
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