SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1984-
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MORE SPORTS FACILITIES
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A NUMBER OF SPORTS FACILITIES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE NORTH DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS INCREASING POPULATION, THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF NORTH, MR MA TU-KI, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW YEAR DISCO ROLLER SKATING FUN DAY AT THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND, MR MA SAID THE FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE TWO TEMPORARY TENNIS COURTS AND A MINI- SOCCER PITCH AT FANLING AND A TURFED SOCCER PITCH AT DILLS CORNER.
OTHER RECREATIONAL PROJECTS UNDER PLANNING IN NORTH DISTRICT ARE A STANDARD-SIZE SPORTS GROUND, AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, BASKETBALL COURTS, TENNIS COURTS, SQUASH COURTS, A SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, A ROLLER SKATING RINK AND A RECREATION CENTRE AT SHA TAU KOK, MR MA SAID.
ON THE ROLLER SKATING FUN DAY JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE NTSD, MR MA SAID THE EVENT WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE SPORT AS WELL AS PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE COACHES OF THE HONG KONG SWAN SKATING GROUP WHO DEMONSTRATED THE IR SKATING TECHNIQUES AND GAVE TRAINING TO PARTICIPANTS.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF VARIOUS RURAL COMMITTEES, THE NTSD WOULD ORGANISE MORE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC, MR MA SAID.
JOINING MR MA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER OF NORTH, MR CHENG CHEUK-PING; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHEUNG SHUI RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LIU CHING-LEUNG; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TAU KOK RURAL COMMITTEE, MR YIP SHING; THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE FANLING RURAL COMMITTEE, MR TANG KWOK-YUNG; AND THE VICE- CHAIRMAN OF THE TA KWU LING RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHAN WAH-CHUN.
GALA DAY FOR CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
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THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE WHICH HAS TURNED 75, CELEBRATED TODAY (SUNDAY) WITH A GALA DAY HELD AT ITS TAI LAM CHUNG TRAINING SCHOOL ATTENDED BY OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TOTALLING SOME 3.000.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR DOUGLAS JORDAN, SAID THAT THE SERVICE WOULD BE HOLDING VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MARK ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY.
+HOW FITTING THAT OUR FIRST CELEBRATION SHOULD BE ONE TOGETHER WITH OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ON THIS VERY SPECIAL GALA DAY, WITHIN THE SERVICE WE ALWAYS REGARD OURSELVES AS ONE FAMILY AND TODAY IS TRULY ONE BIG FAMILY OCCASION, HE SAID.
/MR JORDAN