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LY 26, 1985
THE COURSES, TO BE HELD TWICE WEEKLY, WILL START IN OCTOBER AND END IN APRIL, APPLICATION FORMS, OBTAINABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AT 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE BEFORE AUGUST 10.
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF THE TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION TRAINING BOARD, MR NELSON WONG, ON 5-8932341 EXT. 254.
BILL SEEKS MORE TIME FOR UC ESTIMATES
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A BILL SEEKING TO PROVIDE THE URBAN COUNCIL WITH MORE TIME TO PREPARE ITS ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
+ IF THE BILL IS ENACTED, THE COUNCIL CAN SUBMIT ITS ESTIMATES NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31 INSTEAD OF BEFORE NOVEMBER 30. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND WISH THE BILL TO BE ENACTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 WILL RECEIVE ALL THREE READINGS ON AUGUST 7.
PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO UMELCO, AT SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
SOFTBALL GROUND GETS FLOODLIGHTING
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) HE HOPED THE PROVISION OF FLOODLIGHTING AT THE TIN KWONG ROAD SOFTBALL GROUND WOULD LEAD TO MORE GAMES BEING PLAYED.
OFFICIATING AT THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY THIS EVENING, HE SAID THAT HE WAS GLAD THAT THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT AND THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND HAD BEEN ABLE TO HELP THE HONG KONG SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION SHARE THE COST OF PROVIDING THE FLOODLIGHTS.
THE COST OF ABOUT $380 000 FOR THE FLOODLIGHTING SYSTEM WAS PROVIDED EQUALLY BY THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND AND THE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION.
+SOFTBALL IN HONG KONG HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY AND I AM GLAD SO MANY VETERANS ARE STILL SUPPORTING THE GAME AND THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF YOUNGSTERS TAKING IT UP.
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