THURSDAY, AUGUST 29,
GOLD MEDALS FOR 47 MARATHON HIKERS
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TONIGHT (THURSDAY) PRESENTED MEDALS TO GOLD AWARD WINNERS OF A COMPETITION FOR MARATHO HIKERS.
SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM, HE SAID THE FACT THAT A MAN OF 60 AND A BOY OF 16 BOTH WON THE GOLD AWARD MADE IT CLEAR THAT THERE WAS NO AGE LIMIT FOR HIKING IT WAS A SPORT FOR ALL.
THERE WERE FEW CITIES IN THE WORLD WHERE IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES FROM THE CITY CENTRE A PERSON COULD BE ALONE IN THE MOUNTAINS, HE ADDED.
+IN FACT WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND REMOTE COUNTRYSIDE IN THE WORLD WHICH IS ENJOYED BY MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.+
THE AWARD SCHEME, KNOWN AS THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE'S AWARD FOR MARATHON HIKERS, WAS ORGANISED BY THE KAM CHING (GOLD AWARD) ASSOCIATION AND ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1 200 PEOPLE WHO TOOK PART IN NUMEROUS WALKS.
A TOTAL OF 201 PEOPLE WERE PRESENTED WITH GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE MEDALS AND OTHER AWARDS AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
EACH OF THE 47 GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS HAD COMPLETED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES WITHIN 20 HOURS IN THREE SEPARATE WALKS HELD IN SAI KUNG, TAI PO AND ON LANTAU ISLAND BETWEEN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR AND IN JANUARY.
IS ORGANISED TO ENCOURAGE THE AWARD SCHEME, STARTED LAST YEAR, PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR PHYSIQUE BY JOINING SUCH LONG WALKS.
FARMERS TO BE TRAINED ON USE OF MACHINES
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR FARMERS TO EDUCATE THEM IN THE PROPER USE OF MODERN FARM MACHINES AND HOW TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THEM.
THE COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S TAI LUNG EXPERIMENTAL FARM STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TWICE A WEEK UNTIL OCTOBER 8.
THE PROGRAINE