SUNDAY, MAY 27, 1984
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY PLANNED FOR SOUTH LANTAU
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RESIDENTS OF SOUTH LANTAU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TREATED WATER BY EARLY 1986 WHEN AN OVERALL WATER SUPPLY SCHEME FOR THE AREA IS COMPLETED.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR PART OF THE PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES LAYING 7 500 METRES OF WATER MAINS.
THESE MAINS, WITH DIAMETRES RANGING FROM 200 TO 400 MILLIMETRES, WILL BE LAID ALONG SOUTH LANTAU ROAD.
THEY WILL PIPE FRESH WATER FROM A TREATMENT PLANT TO BE BUILT ABOVE CHEUNG SHA TO VILLAGES BETWEEN PUI O AND SHUI HAU.
A CONTRACT FOR SUPPLYING EQUIPMENT FOR THE PLANT WAS AWARDED TWO MONTHS AGO AND PLANNING IS IN HAND FOR BUILDING IT. TENDERS FOR PILING AND SUPERSTRUCTURE WORK WILL BE INVITED LATER THIS YEAR.
WORK ON THE MAINS LAYING CONTRACT WILL START IN AUGUST AND TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
SOCCER MATCHES FOR SUMMER VACATION
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A SERIES OF MINI-SOCCER COMPETITIONS WILL BE STAGED FOR YOUNG PLAYERS FROM JULY.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG MINIATURE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE KOWLOON MINIATURE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, THE MATCHES WILL BE HELD AT FIVE DIFFERENT VENUES.
THESE VENUES ARE: SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND AND VICTORIA PARK ON HONG KONG ISLAND, AND MACPHERSON STADIUM AND ARGYLE AND CHEUNG SHA WAN PLAYGROUNDS IN KOWLOON.
THE MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM, TUESDAYS TO FRIDAYS, FROM JULY 15 TILL SEPTEMBER.
MORE THAN 90 TEAMS OF 10 PLAYERS EACH ARE EXPECTED TO COMPETE.
AN RSS SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE COMPETITIONS WAS TO PROMOTE FOOTBALL AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY PURSUITS DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
THE ENTRY FEE IS $20 PER TEAM AND PLAYERS MUST BE BETWEEN
THE AGES OF 14 AND 19.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE RSS HEAD OFFICE ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF WING ON CENTRE IN CENTRAL.
THOSE WHO HAVE ENQUIRIES MAY CALL 5-458511.
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