SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1983
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FLEXIBILITY AND SIMPLICITY ARE THE KEYWORDS OF THE GAME WHICH CAN BE PLAYED INDOORS OR OUTDOORS, HE SAID.
TO PROMOTE THE SPORT, THE RSS IS RUNNING A PILOT TRAINING COURSE FOR COACHES IN COOPERATION WITH THE HONG KONG TENNET ASSOCIATION.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY), IT IS HOPED THAT THESE COACHES-TO-BE WILL HELP POPULARISE THIS GAME IN HONG KONG.+
EQUIPMENT FOR TENNET COMPRISES A SPECIALLY DESIGNED FREE- STANDING NET AND FRAME, TWO MINI-TENNIS_RACKETS, AND A SPECIAL LOW COMPRESSION MINI-TENNIS BALL OR A REGULAR ONE DEPENDING ON THE STANDARD OF THE PLAYERS.
THE CURRENT COACHES TRAINING COURSE IS BEING HELD AT THE BADMINTON COURT OF TELFORD GARDEN ON SUNDAYS AND WILL LAST TILL FEBRUARY 6.
OF THE 30 COURSE PARTICIPANTS, ONLY TWO ARE WOMEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+WE HOPE TO ATTRACT MORE WOMEN TO THE GAME, WHICH DOES NOT DEMAND EXTRAORDINARY PHYSICAL STRENGTH, HE SAID.
THE RSS IS PLANNING TO RUN MORE COURSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG TENNET ASSOCIATION.
NT INTER-DISTRICT TENNIS LEAGUE
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THE SECOND NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT TENNIS LEAGUE OPENED TODAY (SUNDAY) AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN SHA TIN.
FIVE DISTRICT TEAMS WILL PLAY ON CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS UNTIL FEBRUARY 6.
SHA TIN, THIS YEAR'S HOST DISTRICT, IS COMPETING WITH TEAMS FROM YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TAI PO AND TSUEN WAN.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS AT THE CENTRE ON FEBRUARY 26.
THE SECOND NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT TENNIS LEAGUE IS FINANCED BY THE SHA TIN SPORT AND RECREATION SERVICE, THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.
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