THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1982
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+ THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GATHER IN FELLOWSHIP TO CULTIVATE THE POTENTIAL WHICH HAS BEEN REVEALED TO THEM BY EDUCATION.
+HENCE, THE IDEA TO FORM AN ORGANISATION FOR THIS GROUP OF WOMEN WAS DISCUSSED TWO YEARS AGO. AND, AS A RESULT, YIN NGAI SOCIETIES WERE FOUNDED.+
HE CONTINUED THAT INTEREST IN THE MOVEMENT WAS GROWING AND MEMBERS WERE ENTHUSIASTIC.
THEY HAD NOT ONLY ADDED INTEREST TO THEIR LIVES BUT WERE ALREADY SERVING THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID,
+THE ADMIRABLE EFFORT OF THE ZONTA CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN RAISING $300 000 FOR SETTING UP A TRUST FUND FOR YIN NGAI SOCIETIES TO FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETIES AND SUSTAIN THE MOVEMENT IS WARMLY WELCOME, HE ADDED.
NEW SITTING-OUT AREA IN CENTRAL
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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD SPENT $30 000 TO CONVERT A PIECE OF VACANT LAND AT THE JUNCTION OF LOK KU ROAD AND LOWER LASCAR ROW INTO A TEMPORARY SITTING-OUT AREA.
UNWANTED BUILDING MATERIALS AND DEBRIS ON THE SITE WERE CLEARED AND REPLACED BY FLOWER BEDS, BENCHES AND TABLES WITH CHESS BOARDS.
THE TEMPORARY SITTING-OUT AREA IS ONE OF MANY PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED AT A BRIEF CEREMONY TODAY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR LEE KAI-FAT, AND SIX OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOL OPENS ON SATURDAY
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THE NEWLY COMPLETED YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOL SITUATED AT THE TOWN CENTRE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 4).
ADMISSION WILL BE FREE ON THE FIRST DAY.
STARTING FROM SUNDAY (DECEMBER 5), AN ADMISSION FEE OF $1 FOR
CHILDREN AND $2 FOR ADULTS WILL BE CHARGED.
THE DAILY OPENING SESSIONS OF THE POOL WILL BE FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM, 12.30 PM TO 3 PM AND 3.30 PM TO 6 PM.
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