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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1983
MEDALS AND SOUVENIRS, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND SPORTS GOODS, WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE 80 BEST PICTURES TAKEN.
THE CARNIVAL, WITH THE SCULPTURING COMPETITION, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, THE CHAMPION CLUB AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST IS A JOINT EVENT WITH THE UNITED ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION. THE RECORDS OF THE SAND SCULPTURING COMPETITION WILL BE SENT TO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS FOR CONSIDERATION, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
THESE RECORDS WILL INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, THE NUMBER OF SAND MODELS BUILT AND THE SIZE OF THE LARGEST MODEL.
FOUR SCULPTORS AND ARTISTS WILL MAKE UP THE PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS. THEY ARE MR MAN LAU, MR KAN TEI-KEUNG, MR LEUNG KUI-TING AND MR LI CHIN-FAI.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR ARTHUR JOHNSON, WILL PRESENT PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS TO THE WINNERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTEST.
ALSO ATTENDING THE CARNIVAL WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF CULTURE RECREATION AND SPORT COMMITTEE OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHAN KWAI-SANG; THE PRESIDENT OF CHAMPION CLUB, MR HO SAU-CHUN; THE HEAD OF THE CULTURAL PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, MR CHUNG WAI-MING: THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION, MR LAW CHI-KAN; AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR MA' TU-KI,
INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA
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ABOUT 300 SWIMMERS REPRESENTING THE EIGHT NT DISTRICTS WILL COMPETE IN THE THIRD NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
STARTING AT 10 AM AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, THE CONTESTANTS WILL TAKE PART IN 70 RACES INCLUDING FREE-STYLE, BACK-STROKE, BREAST-STROKE, BUTTERFLY AND RELAY EVENTS.
MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE CHAMPION AND THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP OF EACH RACE.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR HAIDER BARMA, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
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