TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1983
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RESCUE BOAT TRAINING OFFERED ON
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A TRAINING COURSE ON THE USE OF INFLATABLE RESCUE BOATS WILL BE HELD FOR AMATEUR LIFEGUARDS FROM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29.
THE COAST GUARD TRAINING COURSE, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS BEING OFFERED TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO OPERATE RESCUE BOATS IN OPEN WATERS AND THE HIGH SEAS, AND WILL BE HELD AT THE LIDO BEACH AT 11-1/2 MILESTONE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN TSUEN WAN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.
THE FREE, FOUR-DAY COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON TWO WEEKENDS - OCTOBER 29 AND 30 AND NOVEMBER 5 AND 6.
ENTRIES FOR THE COURSE ARE NOW BEING INVITED, AND ENROLMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS MUST BE OVER 17 AND SHOULD ALSO POSSESS A DISTINCTION AWARD ISSUED BY THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY (HONG KONG) WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE COURSE MAY BE OBTAINED EITHER AT HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AT 223A QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, LEE KEE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, FLAT 3B, HONG KONG, OR AT THE TSUEN WAN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON SECOND FLOOR, FAR EAST BANK BUILDING, 135-143 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS MONDAY (OCTOBER 24), THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE NTSD AT PRESENT USES FOUR INFLATABLE RESCUE BOATS WITH OUT-BOARD ENGINES AT VARIOUS GAZETTED BEACHES DURING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. TWO LIFEGUARDS ARE ON DUTY IN EACH RESCUE BOAT.
SHUTTLECOCK REFEREES' COURSE
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A SHUTTLECOCK REFEREES' TRAINING COURSE FOR EXPERIENCED PLAYERS IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE AMATEUR SHUTTLECOCK ASSOCIATION.
CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE AT THREE VENUES - THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, BOUNDARY STREET INDOOR GAMES HALL AND CHEUNG SHA WAN INDOOR GAMES HALL, FROM NOVEMBER 14 TO DECEMBER 12.
THEORY AND PRACTICAL LESSONS WILL BE PROVIDED,
AFTER COMPLETING THE PRACTICAL SESSIONS AND PASSING A WRITTEN TEST, THE TRAINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REFEREE THREE COMPETITIONS ARRANGED BY THE SHUTTLECOCK ASSOCIATION.
/THE FEE