FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1983
- 7 -
FUN AND ACTIVITY FOR ELDERLY
***
MORE THAN 5 000 OLD PEOPLE IN YAU MA TEI WILL BE TREATED TO TWO WEEKS OF ENTERTAINING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE A ROUND-THE-HARBOUR TOUR, AN EXCURSION TO THE NEW TERRITORIES, A VEGETARIAN LUNCH, A TELEMATCH AND FITNESS DAY, AND A CHINESE OPERA.
+IN ORGANISING THESE ACTIVITIES FOR THE AGED, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THEY ARE IN GREAT NEED OF ATTENTION AND CARE FROM YOUNG PEOPLE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELDERLY FORTNIGHT ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LEE LIT-MAN, SAID.
+THEY ALSO YEARN FOR A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME HEALTHY PASTIME TO HELP THEM KEEP IN PACE WITH SOCIETY, HE ADDED,
THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN SO WELL RECEIVED THAT ALL TICKETS TO THE VARIOUS EVENTS HAVE BEEN SNAPPED UP WITHIN A SHORT TIME, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD WHICH CO-ORDINATED THE EVENT.
+SIMILAR PROGRAMMES WILL BE ENCOURAGED AND ORGANISED IN FUTURE SO THAT MORE OLD PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO JOIN THE FUN,+ HE SAID.
THE ELDERLY FORTNIGHT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HENRY G. LEONG YMT COMMUNITY CENTRE, AND YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
LANDS AND WORKS HOLDING SWIM GALA
***
THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS WILL BE HOLDING ITS FIRST ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA AT THE ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 4).
ABOUT 520 PERSONS WILL COMPETE IN 25 EVENTS.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WILL BE A 4 X 50 METRES FREESTYLE INVITATION RELAY IN WHICH 13 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE PARTICIPATING.
THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 2 PM.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS BY MRS CHAN AND THE DIRECTORS OF THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.
/8