SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1985
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HORTICULTURAL CLASS WELCOMED
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A GROUP OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING HOUSEWIVES IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT TODAY THANKED OFFICERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR HAVING ORGANISED A HORTICULTURAL CLASS FOR THEM LAST YEAR.
A FIVE-SESSION LECTURE WAS ORGANISED LAST JUNE AT THEIR REQUEST AND WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 20 HOUSEWIVES.
LATER, THEY SET UP THE HONG KONG GARDENING SOCIETY AND TO COMMEMORATÉ THE FIRST ACTIVITY OF THE SOCIETY, THEY PRESENTED SEVERAL YOUNG FICUS TREES TO THE NTSD.
A PLANTING CEREMONY WAS ALSO HELD AT THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND TODAY. THE STAFF OFFICER (GARDENS) OF THE NTSD, MR WOO WING-KUI, THE DEPUTY URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR LEE KA-YIN, THE PRESIDENT OF HONG KONG GARDENING SOCIETY, MRS LIZ MACKAY, AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY TOOK PART IN THE TREE PLANTING.
NEW TERRITORIES ATHLETIC MEET
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MORE THAN 480 ATHLETES WILL COMPETE IN 70 TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AT THE FOURTH NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEET AT THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THE COMPETITION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS IN THREE AGE GROUPS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RELAY RACE FOR TEAMS FROM THE EIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR J.W. HAYES WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AND PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS,
OTHER GUESTS AT THE ATHLETIC MEET INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR MICHAEL SUEN; THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG; AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.
· THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
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