WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1984
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STUDENT SPORTSMEN NEED SUPPORT
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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR DICKEN YUNG, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CALLED ON PARENTS, SCHOOLMASTERS AND PRINCIPALS TO REFER POTENTIAL STUDENT SPORTSMEN TO THE SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL (SSC) SO THAT ARRANGEMENT COULD BE MADE TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.
+THROUGH THE SSC, STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL ARE INTRODUCED TO SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS AND THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PART IN MORE ADVANCED TRAINING AND TO BE EXPOSED TO HIGHER LEVEL OF COMPETITION, HE SAID.
MR YUNG STRESSED THIS REFERRAL ARRANGEMENT ENABLED POTENTIAL STUDENT ATHLETES TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL FURTHER.
+MANY OF OUR OUTSTANDING YOUNG HONG KONG SPORTSMEN ARE DISCOVERED AND DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS CHANNEL, HE ADDED.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE CLOSE OF THE SCHOOLS BASKETBALL TRAINING SCHEME 1984 AND THE SENDING-OFF OF THE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAMS FOR GOODWILL VISITS TO MACAU AND TOKYO.
+GOVERNMENT ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF YOUNG SPORTSMEN+, HE SAID.
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THREE AREAS - TENNIS, SWIMMING AND SCHOOL SPORTS HAD BEEN CHOSEN IN THE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, MR YUNG SAID.
THE SCHEME INCORPORATES REGULAR INTENSIVE TRAINING AND RESIDENTIAL TRAINING AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE AS WELL AS LOCAL AND OVERSEAS COMPETITIONS IN ASIA, THROUGH COMPETITIONS, THE YOUNG SPORTSMEN CAN SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS AND BE EXPOSED TO INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.
THE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS IN BASKETBALL IS ORGANISED BY SSC AND SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG AMATEUR BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.
A TOTAL OF 630 STUDENTS WERE REFERRED BY SCHOOLS TO TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR'S TRAINING PROGRAMME WHICH COMMENCED IN JUNE. TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR BOYS UNDER 18, 16 AND 14 AND GIRLS UNDER 17 WERE ORGANISED THIS YEAR.
ABOUT 20 OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM EACH AGE GROUP AFTER INITIAL TRAINING IN THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN AUGUST. THE OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED FURTHER TRAINING AND HAVE TAKEN PART IN LOCAL COMPETITIONS DURING THE PAST MONTHS.
MEMBERS OF THE BOYS TEAM UNDER 14 AND THE GIRLS TEAM WILL PLAY HIGH-SCHOOL TEAMS IN MACAU BETWEEN DECEMBER 7 AND 9. THE TEAMS WITH BOYS UNDER 18 AND 16 WILL BE PLAYING IN TOKYO DURING THE IR SIX-DAY VISIT FROM DECEMBER 19.
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