MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1982
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SWIMMING GALA FOR ISLANDS DISTRICT
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SWIMMING ENTHUSIASTS LIVING IN ISLANDS DISTRICT ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN ITS ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 17 (SUNDAY).
ABOUT 350 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN 62 RACES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE BREAST-STROKE, BACK-STROKE, BUTTERFLY, FREE STYLE AND RELAYS.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA, LANTAU AND PENG CHAU.
ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, AND SHOULD BE RETURNED BY OCTOBER 9.
TROPHIES AND MEDALS WILL BE PRESENTED TO WINNERS WHO WILL REPRESENT ISLANDS DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA ON NOVEMBER 7.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, DR RICHARD BUTLER, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TAI PO ROAD FLYOVER
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STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 6), THE FLYOVER NEAR SO UK ESTATE LEADING FROM TAI PO ROAD ONTO CHING CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 10 PM AND 5.30 AM DAILY FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS FOR REPAIR WORKS.
DURING THE CLOSURE, EASTBOUND VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG TAI PO ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND, NAM CHEONG STREET SOUTHBOUND, CORNWALL STREET ROUNDABOUT, NAM CHEONG STREET NORTHBOUND AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WESTBOUND TO REJOIN CHING CHEUNG ROAD.
KMB ROUTE 48 TRAVELLING TOWARDS TSUEN WAN WILL BE DIVERTED VIA YEN CHOW STREET, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD AND KWAI CHUNG ROAD.
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