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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1982
SQUASH COMPETITION IN NORTH DISTRICT FOR BEGINNERS
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A COMPETITION WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH IN THE NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR SQUASH BEGINNERS LIVING IN THE REGION,
THE NORTH DISTRICT NOVICE SQUASH COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS TO PROVIDE BEGINNERS WITH A CHANCE OF FORMAL COMPETITION AND TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF THE SPORT IN THE DISTRICT.·
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE FANLING NEW TOWN SQUASH COURTS ON FIVE CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS BETWEEN OCTOBER 3 AND 31, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.
ENTRIES FOR THE TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO MAN AND WOMAN SECTIONS, ARE NOW BEING INVITED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PARTICIPANTS WHO MUST BE AGED 15 OR ABOVE SHOULD BE RESIDENTS IN THE NORTH DISTRICT, INCLUDING SHEUNG SHUI, FANLING, SHA TAU KOK AND TA KWU LING AREAS.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE FANLING NEW TOWN SQUASH COURTS OR THE NORTH OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO EITHER OF THESE TWO VENUES BEFORE TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 28), THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NEW AMBULANCE DEPOT FOR FANLING ***
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AMBULANCE DEPOT IN FANLING.
THE DEPOT, TO BE BUILT ON A SITE OF ABOUT 1 440 SQUARE METRES NEAR THE FANLING ROUNDABOUT, WILL BE A SINGLE FIVE-STOREY BLOCK.
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED WILL INCLUDE AN APPLIANCE ROOM FOR FOUR AMBULANCES, DUTY AND SERVICE ROOMS, DINING AND RECREATION ROOMS, MEDICAL AND LINEN STORES, STAFF ACCOMMODATION AND A DRILL YARD.
WORK WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY NEXT YEAR.