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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1983
+ALL FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES MUST BE ON AN ENTIRELY FREE AND VOLUNTARY BASIS. IN COMMUNICATIONS TO PARENTS THERE MUST BE NO SUGGESTION THAT A STUDENT'S OR APPLICANT'S STANDING IS IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS THE PARENTS MIGHT MAKE, NOR SHOULD ANY PARTICULAR AMOUNT BE SUGGESTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ALSO ADDED THAT WHILE PUPILS MAY ASSIST IN FUND-RAISING EFFORTS FOR OUTSIDE CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, THEY MAY NOT CONDUCT THESE ACTIVITIES WITHIN SCHOOL PREMISES.
OVERSEAS TEAMS IN SPORTS FESTIVAL
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OVERSEAS ATHLETIC TEAMS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR'S TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE HELD BETWEEN OCTOBER 29 AND NOVEMBER 26.
THEY WILL INCLUDE THE CHINESE NATIONAL ACROBATIC AND RHYTHM GYMNASTIC TEAM, THE NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THE SHANGHAI TABLE TENNIS TEAM AND THE MACAU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.
LOCALLY. THE SEIKO AND EASTERN FIRST DIVISION SOCCER TEAMS WILL PLAY A DEMONSTRATION MATCH, THE 29 SQUADRON ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT WILL GIVE A MOTOR-CYCLING PERFORMANCE AND TOP LOCAL BADMINTON PLAYERS WILL ALSO BE INVITED.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR ADOLF HSU, SAID THAT THIS WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO ENJOY HIGH STANDARD PERFORMANCE AND FOR LOCAL ATHLETES TO LEARN FROM FOREIGN PLAYERS.
MR HSU, WHO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FESTIVAL'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, SAID THAT THE AIM OF THE FESTIVAL WAS TO PROVIDE SPORT EVENTS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND PROMOTE THE IR INTEREST IN SPORTS.
HE SAID THAT SINCE THE FESTIVAL WAS FIRST HELD IN 1979. IT HAS BEEN WARMLY WELCOMED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND HAS SINCE BECOME AN ANNUAL ATTRACTION.
+SINCE TSUEN WAN IS THE FIRST DISTRICT TO HOLD A SPORTS FESTIVAL AND HAS ACHIEVED VERY GOOD RESULTS, OTHER DISTRICTS ARE ORGANISING SIMILAR ACTIVITIES,+ MR HSU POINTED OUT.
THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE FESTIVAL HAS INCREASED FROM $100 000 IN 1979 TO $300 000 THIS YEAR.
THIS SHOWED THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD WERE ATTACHING GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO THE EVENT, HE SAID.
ON OTHER ACTIVITIES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR CHAU NOW-CHEN, SAID THAT THEY WOULD INCLUDE BALL GAMES, WATER SPORTS, ARCHERY, FENCING, ROLLER-SKATING, DANCING, 20-KART RACING AND A MOTORCYCLING DEMONSTRATION.
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