SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1983
FIRST DB SPORTS CENTRE FOR TSING YI RESIDENTS
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THE CHEUNG HONG SPORTS CENTRE, THE FIRST EVER BUILT BY A DISTRICT BOARD, WAS OPENED ON TSING YI THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING, PROVIDING THIS MUCH-NEEDED FACILITY TO THE ISLAND'S 42 000 RESIDENTS.
LOCATED IN AND NAMED AFTER THE CHEUNG HONG PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, THE CENTRE WAS CONVERTED FROM FIVE HOUSING DEPARTMENT OFFICES AT A COST OF $300 000 FUNDED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.
SPEAKING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY, THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID THE PROJECT WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND UNDERTAKEN BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND COULD BE HELD AS A FINE SHOWPIECE OF ITS CAPABILITY.
A SIMILAR PROJECT WAS BEING CARRIED OUT IN MEI WAN STREET IN THE HEART OF TSUEN WAN AND WOULD BE READY SOON, HE ADDED.
FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED, THE 270-SQUARE-METRE SPORTS CENTRE WILL ENABLE STAFF OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT TO RUN FITNESS AND DANCING CLASSES FOR THE RESIDENTS AT NOMINAL FEES.
LOCAL ORGANISATIONS CAN ALSO USE THE GAMES ROOMS TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES.
ENTRIES FOR SHA TIN SQUASH COMPETITION INVITED
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SQUASH NOVICES IN SHA TIN DISTRICT WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE THE IR SKILL IN AN OPEN COMPETITION TO BE HELD TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH (JANUARY).
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT NOVICES' SQUASH KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN SQUASH RACKETS CLUB AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE SQUASH AND RAISE ITS STANDARDS IN THE DISTRICT.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SQUASH COURTS ON SIX CONSECUTIVE DAYS BETWEEN JANUARY 31 (MONDAY) AND FEBRUARY 5 (SATURDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.
THE TOURNAMENT IS DIVIDED INTO A MEN'S SINGLE SECTION AND A LADIES' SINGLE SECTION FOR ADULTS AND YOUNGSTERS AGED 14 TO 19.
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