THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1985
BASEBALL TEAMS COMPETE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
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SHATIN MARTINS, THE BASEBALL TEAM FORMED BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, WILL BE PLAYING AT THE ALL HONG KONG CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR MINOR A DIVISION ON SUNDAY (MAY 19).
THE TEAM, AFTER WINNING ALL NINE MATCHES IN THE FIRST ROUND, WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST THE JAPANESE TEAM +EAGLES+ FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
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SHA TIN'S THREE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS - SHATIN DRAGONS, SHATIN MARTINS AND SHATIN LIONS HAVE A TOTAL OF 45 MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN EIGHT AND 12. THEY FORM PART OF THE DISTRICT-BASED SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMME SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE MARTINS WAS FORMED IN 1983 TO ENRICH CHILDREN'S INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF BASEBALL, TO FOSTER TEAM SPIRIT AND GOOD CHARACTER THROUGH HEALTHY GROUP ACTIVITIES, AND TO PROMOTE SPORTS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
DESPITE ITS SHORT HISTORY, THE MARTINS HAS TAKEN PART IN A NUMBER OF OPEN COMPETITIONS AND GIVEN DEMONSTRATION SHOWS ON MANY OCCASIONS,
UNDER A PROMOTIONAL SCHEME BEGINNING NEXT MONTH, A NEWLY RECRUITED TEAM MEMBER WILL RECEIVE TRAINING BY INSTRUCTORS FOR TWO HOURS EVERY TUESDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE SHA TIN BASEBALL FIELD.
FIRST FREE-FORM FUN POOL IN NT OPENS
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THE FIRST FREE-FORM LEISURE POOL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, EQUIPPED WITH MANY INTERESTING AQUATIC PLAY APPARATUS, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN TUEN MUN TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID THAT THE SADDLE-SHAPED
1 000-SQUARE METRE SWIMMING POOL, KNOWN AS THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB YAN OI TONG SWIMMING POOL, HAS ALREADY PROVED POPULAR AS IT HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE LAST AUGUST.
AMONG THE MANY ATTRACTIONS AT THIS SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, WHICH OCCUPIES AN AREA OF ABOUT 6 600 SQUARE METRES, ARE TWO WATER SLIDES FITTED WITH WATER SPOUTS TO KEEP THE SLIDES SLIPPERY.
/THE MAIN