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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1983
WATER SPORTS SCHEME POPULAR
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A WATER SPORTS SCHEME INTRODUCED LATE LAST YEAR BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT HAS PROVED TO BE POPULAR.
IN THE FIRST TWO STAGES OF THE SCHEME, EACH LASTING FOUR MONTHS, IT ATTRACTED A TOTAL OF 800 PARTICIPANTS.
+THE THIRD STAGE IS TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS BY 100 TO 500,+ RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER OF RSS TAIPO OFFICE, MR CHEUNG CHU-HUN SAID.
MR CHEUNG SAID THE MINIMAL COST OF PARTICIPATION WAS ALSO A BIG ATTRACTION.
PARTICIPANTS CAN ENJOY WIND SURFING, SAILING AND CANOEING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE IN TAI PO. HOWEVER ONLY THOSE WITH CERTIFICATES AND ARE 14 YEARS OF AGE OR ABOVE MAY APPLY.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CHARGED $20 FOR A MEMBERSHIP CARD AND 20 COUPONS ENTITLING THEM TO USE THE CENTRE'S FACILITIES INCLUDING LOCKERS, CANTEEN AND SHOWER ROOMS.
DINGHIES, CANOES AND SURFBOARDS MAY BE RENTED AT NOM INAL FEES RANGING FROM $5 TO $13.
MEMBERS MAY USE THE FACILITIES FROM TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS AND MAY TAKE ALONG THEIR FRIENDS BY PURCHASING COUPONS AT $1 EACH.
THE SCHEME IS ALSO OPEN TO ANY ORGANISATION WHICH HAS AT LEAST 10 MEMBERS AND SATISFIES CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
THE FEE FOR GROUP APPLICATION IS $200, WHICH COVERS MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND 200 COUPONS.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RSS HEAD OFFICE AND ANY OF ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 0-6577111 EXTENSION 137-141,
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