SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1984
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PROMOTING CIVIC SPIRIT
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FOUR HUNDRED KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS REPRESENTING THE EIGHT AREA COMMITTEES OF KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING COMPETED IN A FUN-FILLED TELEMATCH HELD AT THE KO SHAN ROAD PARK IN TO KWA WAN.
THE GAMES DAY WAS A MAJOR EVENT IN THE TWO-WEEK LONG KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS FESTIVAL LAUNCHED LAST SUNDAY (JULY 29).
THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR CLIVE OXLEY WAS AMONG THE OFFICIATING GUESTS, WHO INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE FESTIVAL'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR TANG TAI-CHUEN AND MR HUI IN-YING AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA.
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING, MR OXLEY SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THAT COMPETITION WOULD HELP FOSTER COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION AMONG THE RESIDENTS.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLD AND NEW ACQUAINTANCES TO COME TOGETHER AND TO WORK TOWARDS BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY, MR OXLEY SAID.
THE 400 PARTICIPANTS, DIVIDED INTO EIGHT TEAMS, TOOK PART IN A VARIETY OF TELEMATCH GAMES, SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE THEME OF COMMUNITY BUILDING,
KWUN TONG TO HAVE INDOOR GAMES HALL
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AN INDOOR GAMES HALL IS TO BE BUILT ON AN 8 000-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF HIP WO STREET AND HIU KWONG STREET, KWUN TONG.
IT WILL HAVE A GAMES AREA MEASURING 36 SQUARE METRES, THREE SQUASH COURTS. A STAND FOR 400 SPECTATORS AND CHANGING FACILITIES, AS WELL AS A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND REST GARDEN.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
YEAR.
BUILDING WORK WILL START IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED IN ONE
THE INDOOR GAMES HALL WILL BE THE THIRD IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF 660 000. THE OTHER TWO ARE AT NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
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