WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1983
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WAN CHAI PREPARES FOR FESTIVAL
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THE FIRST DISTRICT FESTIVAL FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 10 AND 20.
COSTING $580 000, THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE URBAN COUNCIL, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, AND THE WAN CHAI ARTS, CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 19) AFTERNOON. THE DISTRICT OFFICER MISS LOLLY CHIU, THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN, MR CHAM ŠIU- LEUN, AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PRESENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 3 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD, EIGHTH FLOOR, TUNG WAH MANSION, HONG KONG.
ISLANDERS GET BASKETBALL COURT
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A BASKETBALL COURT WAS ADDED TODAY TO THE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE ISLANDERS OF CHEUNG SHA ON SOUTH LANTAO.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP SAID THERE HAD BEEN MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT IN RECENT YEARS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAD INCLUDED THESE FACILITIES IN PLANNING FOR THE PACKAGE OF DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE ISLANDS DISTRICT, HE POINTED OUT.
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS AND SITTING-OUT AREAS WERE ALSO BEING BUILT UNDER THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
THE BASKETBALL COURT WAS BUILT AT A COST OF $100 000 FROM THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1970 AND ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORTS.
ASIDE FROM THE FUNDS FOR THE BASKETBALL COURT, MR YAP SAID, THE COUNCIL HAD ALLOCATED $200 000 FROM THE FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBALL PITCH AT SHUI HAU ON LANTAO AND ANOTHER $200 000 FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE AQUATIC SPORTS ACTIVITIES CENTRE ON CHEUNG CHAU.
ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORTS, MR TANG TAI-CHUEN, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH LANTAO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU YUNG-FUK.