FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1984
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CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS CONTESTS
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THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS SELF-ATTAINMENT AWARD SCHEME WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 21) FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM AT MACPHERSON STADIUM IN MONG KOK.
THE ANNUAL SCHEME IS PRESENTED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, AND THE HONG KONG CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION.
ABOUT 300 MEN, WOMEN AND YOUTHS WILL BE DISPLAYING THE IR SKILLS BEFORE A PANEL OF MARTIAL ARTS EXPERTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE GROUP DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE FINALS WILL BE HELD AT THE SAME VENUE FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 27). WHEN GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED.
+THE SPIRIT OF THE SCHEME, AS ITS TITLE SUGGESTS, IS TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE,+ SAID AN RSS SPOKESMAN.
THE COMPETITIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENTS AT MACPHERSON STADIUM BETWEEN 6 PM TO 10 PM ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 21) AND THE FINALS AT THE SAME VENUE FROM 8.30 PM TO 9.30 PM ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27.
ELEVATED WALKWAY SYSTEM TO BE EXTENDED
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A COVERED SIX-METRE WIDE 180-METRE LONG ELEVATED WALKWAY WILL BE BUILT ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN GILMAN STREET AND RUMSEY STREET TO LINK UP WITH THE EXISTING ELEVATED WALKWAY SYSTEM IN CENTRAL.
IT WILL HAVE FOOTBRIDGES TO MTR SHEUNG WAN STATION, THE NEW MACAU FERRY TERMINAL.
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FROM RUMSEY STREET, THE ELEVATED WALKWAY SYSTEM WILL EXTEND WESTWARD TO MORRISON STREET. THIS SECTION IS PART OF THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL WHICH IS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY A PRIVATE DEVELOPER.
/ON COMPLETION