THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1984
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CHILDREN URGED TO TAKE UP TENNIS
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CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 12 WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TO PLAY TENNIS BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS.
THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND .CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG TENNIS ASSOCIATION ARE JOINTLY ORGANISING A SERIES OF ELEMENTARY TENNIS COURSES LATER THIS MONTH AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.
+EIGHT CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED ACCOMMODATING 288 CHILDREN WHO WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN THE BASIC SKILLS OF TENNIS,+ AN RSS SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOUR CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE MORNING FROM AUGUST 18 TO 23 AND THE REST IN THE AFTERNOON, FROM AUGUST 25 TO 30. EACH CONSISTS OF SIX SESSIONS.
+THROUGH TENNIS, BOYS AND GIRLS CAN IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MAKE FRUITFUL USE OF THE IR LEISURE DURING SUMMER, HE SAID. HE URGED PARENTS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILDREN TO TAKE PART.
INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD APPLY NOW, HE SAID.
THE COURSE FEE IS $20.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE HEAD OFFICE AT WING ON CENTRE, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE HONG KONG TENNIS ASSOCIATION AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, WAN CHAI.
ENROLMENT IS ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AND TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 5-458511 AND 5-741546.
VEHICLE GROSS WEIGHT DISPLAY REQUIRED *****
ALL GOODS VEHICLES, SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND TRAILERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THE PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
INSTEAD OF THE UNLADEN WEIGHT WHEN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS COME İNTO EFFECT LATE THIS MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STRESSED TODAY THAT, UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, THE PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT, ALONG WITH THE OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED AXLE WEIGHT, MUST BE DISPLAYED ON SOME CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON TRAILERS, AND ON BOTH SIDES OF GOODS VEHICLES AND SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.
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