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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1985
NEW PLAYGROUND IN KWAI CHUNG
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THE KWA HOP STREET PLAYGROUND WILL BE OPENED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 PM STARTING TOMORROW (FEBRUARY 25).
THE $3 MILLION PLAYGROUND CONSISTS OF A STANDARD SIZE BASKETBALL COURT, A SMALL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, AND A REST GARDEN.
THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE MANAGED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
USHERING IN THE YEAR OF THE OX
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ABOUT 250 SAI KUNG RESIDENTS FOUND THE IDEAL WAY TO USHER IN THE YEAR OF THE OX WHICH SYMBOLISES STRENGTH AND VITALITY WITH A LONG-DISTANCE RACE.
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PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEW YEAR RACE, WHICH IS PART OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL BETWEEN FEBRUARY 23 AND MARCH 3, TODAY (SUNDAY) NOT ONLY FOUND TIME TO STRETCH THEIR MUSCLES BUT THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES IN THE EVENT.
THE WOMEN COMPETED IN THE THREE-KILOMETRE RACE FROM KEI LING HA VIA TAI MONG TSAI ROAD TO THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND IN SAI KUNG TOWN, WHILE THE MEN HAD A LONGER RACE, RUNNING SIX KILOMETRES FROM NAI CHUNG TO THE FINISH LINE IN THE SPORTS GROUND.
THE ANNUAL LONG DISTANCE RACE WAS SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD.
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