FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1935
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CROSS-COUNTRY RACE SET FOR MARCH 2
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MEN AND WOMEN, AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 60, ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A CROSS-COUNTRY RACE IN NORTH DISTRICT ON MARCH 2 (SUNDAY).
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE SHEUNG SHUI SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE RACE WILL COVER 10 000 METRES FOR MEN AND 8 000 METRES FOR WOMEN, STRETCHING FROM THE SING PING PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TA KWU LING TO THE SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND IN SHEUNG SHUI.
THE FIRST 20 WINNERS IN THE MEN'S AND THE WOMEN'S SECTIONS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES AND ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING THE COURSE WILL RECEIVE SOUVENIRS.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES AND THE SHEUNG SHUI SPORTS ASSOCIATION. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FEBRUARY 23 (SUNDAY).
REFUGEES WELCOME YEAR OF TIGER'
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE STAGED A CONCERT TODAY (FRIDAY) TO WELCOME THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.
THE 90-MINUTE CONCERT FEATURED VIETNAMESE CULTURAL DANCES, FOLK SONGS AND DRAMA PROVIDING MUCH FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE REFUGEES.
MANY OFFICIALS FROM GOVERNMENT, THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AS WELL AS FOREIGN COUNTRIES' CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVES IN HONG KONG ATTENDED THE CONCERT.
AT A CEREMONY AFTERWARDS. A NEW CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IN THE CENTRE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK TOGETHER WITH PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR KEN WOODHOUSE AND THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE SALVATION ARMY, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL LIM AH-ANG.
THE PLAYGROUND IS EQUIPPED WITH NEW PLAYING FACILITIES WHICH WERE DONATED BY A GROUP OF CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS INVOLVED IN THE HONG KONG BANK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
THE $67 000 DONATION CONSISTS OF TWO FULL SETS OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT EACH INCLUDING A PLAYHOUSE AND A CLIMBING TOWER WITH SLIDE.
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