TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1984
THE AWARD, INITIATED BY THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES - COMMUNITY SERVICE, RECREATION AND SPORTS, EDUCATION, FESTIVE CELEBRATION, AND A SPECIAL PRIZE.
PRIZES ARE BEING AWARDED TO LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR ORGANISING THE BEST COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD DURING 1983-84.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AND AN AWARD-PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 2.30 PM ON THURSDAY (MAY 17) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING'S ROAD.
WIDE-RANGING ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
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RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT HONG KONG ON JUNE 16 TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
MORE THAN 100 ACTIVITIES ARE BEING PLANNED BY ALL THE 19 DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (RSS), A DIVISION OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
BOTH YOUNG AND OLD PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN VARIOUS LAND AND WATER SPORTS IN FIVE DIFFERENT REGIONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE PART SHOULD APPLY NOW.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL THE 19 DISTRICT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND THE MAIN VENUE WILL BE VICTORIA PARK WHERE 25 ACTIVITIES -- ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN, WAN CHAI CENTRAL AND WESTERN, AND EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE RSS
WILL BE STAGED.
THEY INCLUDE BALL-GAME COMPETITIONS, FAMILY GAMES AND SWIMMING SESSIONS FOR BABIES.
IN KOWLOON EAST, MORSE PARK WILL BE THE MAIN VENUE WHERE 19 ACTIVITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HELD.
IN THIS REGION, THE KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN AND KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE RSS ARE ORGANISING SEVERAL QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CUP COMPETITIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THEIR DISTRICTS. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE A WATER SPORTS GALA FOR FACTORY AND OFFICE WORKERS.
/IN KOWLOON