SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1984
SCHEME PROMOTES YOUTH SOCCER
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MORE THAN 2 300 CHILDREN BETWEEN 11 AND 15 WILL BE TAKING PART IN A TERRITORY-WIDE INTER-DISTRICT SOCCER COMPETITION FROM TODAY (SUNDAY),
THE COMPETITION IS PART OF THE PROGRAMMES INCORPORATED IN THE 1984-85 CHILDREN FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME WHICH HAS BEEN HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1981.
THIS YEAR'S SCHEME IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, URBAN COUNCIL, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE BOY'S AND GIRL'S CLUB ASSOCIATION AND THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, AND SPONSORED BY COCA COLA BOTTLER, HONG KONG LIMITED.
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR DICKEN YUNG SAID AT THE OPENING OF THE COMPETITION AT MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND THIS MORNING, THAT THE SCHEME WAS BECOMING MORE POPULAR.
THE FIRST MATCH WAS HELD FOLLOWING A KICK-OFF BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS.
WINNING TEAMS IN THIS COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING AND QUALIFY TO ENTER THE INTER-REGIONAL COMPETITION LATER THIS YEAR.
SOME 300 CHILDREN WILL EVENTUALLY BE SELECTED TO RECEIVE NATIONAL SQUAD TRAINING.
PLB TERMINUS PLANNED FOR PAK SHA WAN
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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS, A BUS BAY, ZEBRA CROSSING AND WIDEN THE ROAD AT PAK SHA WAN, HIRAM'S HIGHWAY, SAI KUNG.
THERE IS AT PRESENT NO PROPER STOP FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES IN PAK SHA WAN, A RECREATIONAL AREA POPULAR WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DURING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
IN THE PAST THESE BUSES PICKED UP AND SET DOWN PASSENGERS AT THE PAK SHA WAN PIER, CAUSING SERIOUS TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
AS AN INTER IM MEASURE PARKING SPACES HAVE BEEN USED DURING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AS A TEMPORARY PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STOP.
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