SUNDAY, NOVER 20, 1983
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FORMATION OF MORE LIFE-SAVING CLUBS URGED
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THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED FOR ABLE-BODIED, SKILLED LIFE-SAVERS TO BE ON HAND TO GO TO THE AID OF BATHERS IN DIFFICULTY, THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS AN ELEMENT OF RISK IN SWIMMING, WHETHER IN THE SWIMMING POOL OR AT THE BEACH, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND NEW TERRITORIES LIFE-SAVING OPEN COMPETITION AT THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, MR HEYWOOD CALLED ON LIFE-SAVERS TO SET UP MORE DISTRICT LIFE-SAVING CLUBS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
+TODAY'S FUNCTION ALSO GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THE RECENT FORMATION OF THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL LIFE GUARD CLUB, HE SAID.
AS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AND THE GOVERNMENT, THIS NEW CLUB WILL PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING CLASSES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN YUEN LONG AT THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THE CLASSES TO BE HELD HERE WILL BE VERY POPULAR AND WE HOPE TO SEE SIMILAR CLUBS ESTABLISHED AT OTHER BATHING POOLS AND BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID.
ON TODAY'S LIFE-SAVING COMPETITION, MR HEYWOOD SAID IT OFFERED A VERY MEANINGFUL OCCASION TO WIND UP THE 1983 SWIMMING SEASON.
IT ALSO GAVE BOTH THE PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER LIFE-SAVERS THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT OF AN OPEN TOURNAMENT, HE ADDED.
+IN PARTICULAR, IT REMINDS US THERE IS A NEED TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS FOR AN IMPORTANT SKILL SUCH AS LIFE-SAVING, HE SAID.
MR HEYWOOD PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB FOR ITS MAJOR CONTRIBUTION IN PROVIDING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE SWIMMING AND IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LIFE-SAVING TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
HE ALSO EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE SUCCESS OF TODAY'S COMPETITION WOULD DO MUCH TO ENCOURAGE MORE YOUNGSTERS TO ENLIST IN THE NEW YUEN LONG LIFE-SAVING CLUB AND TO ENCOURAGE SAFE SWIMMING.
THE GOVERNMENT, FOR ITS PART, PROVIDED A FULL-TIME TRAINED AND QUALIFIED LIFE-SAVING SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND GAZETTED BATHING BEACHES, MR HEYWOOD POINTED OUT.
THE GOVERNMENT
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