SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1984
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THEY LIKE SWIMMING TOO
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THE FANLING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL HAS BEEN DRAWING ABOUT 4 000 SWIMMERS ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID WEEKS, SAID TODAY.
THIS SHOWED THAT PEOPLE IN NORTH DISTRICT WERE AS KEEN ON SWIMMING AS PEOPLE IN OTHER PARTS OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
MR WEEKS WAS OFFICIATING AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO OPEN THE WATER CARNIVAL AT THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE NORTH DISTRICT WATER CARNIVAL WAS ORGANISED TO PROMOTE WATER SPORTS AS WELL AS SWIMMING SAFETY. IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
MR WEEKS SAID THAT PEOPLE IN NORTH DISTRICT COULD ENJOY SWIMMING IN SUMMER AND IN WINTER BECAUSE THE POOL WAS THE ONLY COVERED HEATED POOL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
HE SAID THAT THE TWO DEPARTMENTS WOULD SOON BE ORGANISING TWO LIFE-SAVING TRAINING COURSES AND URGED YOUNGSTERS TO ENROL,
SOME 1 000 RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE CARNIVAL SAW VARIOUS PERFORMANCES WHICH INCLUDED AN INVITATION RELAY, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING. LIFE-SAVING AND FIRST AID DEMONSTRATIONS AND A CANOE POLO MATCH.
NT MARKET STALLS FOR LEASE
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SIXTY-FOUR STALLS IN TSUEN WAN MARKET AND TWO IN CHAI WAN KOK COOKED FOOD MARKET IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC AUCTION ON TUESDAY (JULY 17).
THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF TSUEN WAN MARKET, STARTING AT 9.30 AM, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE UPSET MONTHLY RENTALS OF THE STALLS AT TSUEN WAN MARKET RANGE FROM $550 TO $3 300, WHILE THAT FOR THE TWO COOKED FOOD STALLS AT CHAI WAN KOK IS $6 200 EACH.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MAY START BUSINESS FROM AUGUST 1 ON A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, AND MUST PAY THE RENTAL QUARTERLY,
BIDDERS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND FIVE RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE WITH THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION OF TSUEN WAN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON 0-444281, EXT. 361.
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