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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1984
ANOTHER ATTRACTION WILL BE AN EXHIBITION SOCCER MATCH BETWEEN TWO FIRST DIVISION FOOTBALL CLUBS, SOUTH CHINA AND HAPPY VALLEY.
ADMISSION TICKETS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FESTIVAL MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE WONG TAI SIN OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES,
THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL, THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORT COUNCIL, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND SIK SIK YUEN.
MORE SPORTS BENEFITS FOR HANDICAPPED PLEDGED
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SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED AN EXCELLENT MEANS OF INTEGRATING MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE TO PROVIDE SUCH ACTIVITIES FOR THESE PEOPLE, HE SAID.
THESE ACTIVITIES WOULD ENHANCE THE IR GENERAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE, MR CHAMBERS ADDED.
MR CHAMBERS WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING OF THE 1984 ASIA- PACIFIC SPECIAL OLYMPICS DIRECTORS' CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SCHOOL.
ABOUT 50 DELEGATES FROM 14 COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SCHOOL, WHICH BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1.
THE CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SCHOOL WAS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE HONG KONG SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMMITTEE. IT WAS SPONSORED BY THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC INTERNATIONAL AND WAS SUPPORTED EY » GRANT FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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