SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1984.
NO POSTAL SERVICE ON OCTOBER 3
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THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 3), WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.
ALSO, ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THAT DAY.
NTSD STAFF SHOW THEIR SWIMMING SKILLS
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MORE THAN 400 STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOOK PART IN ITS ANNUAL SWIMMING AND LIFE-SAVING DEMONSTRATION COMPETITIONS TODAY (SUNDAY).
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ALSO JOINED THE CONTESTS HELD IN THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL.
THE ANNUAL FUNCTION OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NTSD STAFF AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS LIFEGUARDS, TO ENJOY THE FUN OF AN OPEN TOURNAMENT, SAID THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD.
MR HEYWOOD, WHO OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EVENT, SAID, IN PARTICULAR, IT HELPS TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD FOR THE IMPORTANT SKILL OF LIFE-SAVING. +
GROWING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE VISITED SWIMMING POOLS AND BEACHES EVERY SUMMER, REFLECTING THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF SWIMMING, HE POINTED OUT.
+ IT IS THEREFORE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO OUR UTMOST TO EDUCATE PEOPLE IN WATER SAFETY, AND ENSURE THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO HELP THOSE WHO GET INTO TROUBLE,+ HE ADDED.
MR HEYWOOD PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG LIFEGUARD CLUB FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PUBLICISING THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER-SAFETY AND IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LIFE-SAVING TRAINING.
HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHED EQUAL IMPORTANCE TO SAFE SWIMMING AND PROVIDED REGULAR TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSES FOR ITS LIFEGUARDS.
MR HEYWOOD LATER PRESENTED TROPHIES AND SOUVENIR CUPS TO THE WINNING INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID WEEKS; THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES BRANCH OF THE HONG KONG LIFEGUARD CLUB, MR LAU HON-WAH; AND THE SUPER INTENDENT OF NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT WATER SAFETY, MR TSOI YUK-WA.
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