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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1982
550 NT SWIMMERS COMPETE
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SWIMMERS FROM THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS WILL COMPETE IN THE SECOND NT INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB SWIMMING POOL ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 7).
ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, THE GALA IS AIMED AT PROMOTING SWIMMING ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NT DISTRICTS.
ABOUT 550 SWIMMERS, TWICE THE NUMBER OF LAST YEAR, WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
SELECTED BY THEIR DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SEVEN GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR AGES FOUR IN THE MEN'S SECTION AND THREE IN THE WOMEN'S SECTION.
THERE WILL BE 77 RACES INCLUDING FREESTYLE, BREAST AND BUTTERFLY STROKES AND RELAY RACES.
THE EIGHT DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TAKE TURNS EACH YEAR TO HOST THE EVENT AND TAI PO IS HOST DISTRICT THIS YEAR.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SWIMMING GALA, MR DAVID CHIU YIM-SHUN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR WONG YUEN-CHEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE GALA.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SECOND NT INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 7) FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB SWIMMING POOL
NT LIFE SAVING OPEN COMPETITION
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MORE THAN 140 LIFEGUARDS WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUE AT THE NEW TERRITORIES LIFE SAVING OPEN COMPETITION AT KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL IN KWAI CHUNG ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 6).
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOMED TO ATTEND BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM WHEN THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP SEATS IN THE SPECTATOR STAND AT THE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX,
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