TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1985
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SWIMMING GALA FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
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PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS WILL ONCE AGAIN PROVE THE IR ABILITY IN WATER SPORTS IN THIS YEAR'S SWIMMING GALA FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY (OCTOBER 6).
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (SAP) AT THE MORRISON HILL SWIMMING POOL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID TODAY THAT OVER THE YEARS, THE EVENT HAD ATTRACTED GROWING NUMBERS OF PARTICIPANTS.
+THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING SIGN OF DEVELOPMENT IN SWIMMING AMONG THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED.
+WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG AT THE 4TH FESPIC GAMES FOR THE DISABLED TO BE HELD IN INDONESIA FROM JUNE 8 TO JUNE 16 NEXT YEAR.+
IN LINE WITH THE FORMAT OF THE QUADRENNIAL FESPIC GAMES, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES: THE AMPUTEE, THE BLIND, THE CEREBRAL PALSY, AND THE PARAPLEGIC.
ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SAP AND FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT 3-404584.
AUSTRALIAN VISITOR PRAISES HK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
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CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG ARE CLEAN AND PRISONERS HAD GOOD DISCIPLINE, THE VISITING COMMISSIONER OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORRECTIVE SERVICES COMMISSION, MR FRANK HAYES, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES RUN IN THE PRISONS, HE SAID, PROVIDED USEFUL WORK FOR PRISONERS AND CONTRIBUTED GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
HE ADDED THAT GOOD TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR THE STAFF STRENGTHENED THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
IN HONG KONG,
MR HAYES,