FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1986
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CENTRAL-WESTERN ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA
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MORE THAN 200 SWIMMING ATHLETES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN WILL COMPETE IN THE DISTRICT'S ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 5).
THE FIVE-HOUR EVENT WILL START AT 1 PM AT THE KENNEDY TOWN SWIMMING POOL. CONTESTANTS WILL TAKE PART IN MORE THAN 30 RACES, INCLUDING FREE STYLE, BACK STROKE, BREAST STROKE, BUTTERFLY AND RELAY.
THE GALA IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELIZABETH TSE, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LEUNG CHUNG-Y FU, ACTING CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER, MAS LEE LEUNG YIM-KWAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MRS IRENE LI, AND CHAIRMEN OF THE DISTRICT'S SIX AREA COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SWIMMING GALA AT 1 PM AT THE KENNEDY TOWN SWIMMING POOL AT SMITHFIELD, KENNEDY TOWN.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BUILDING MAC OFFICES
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MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT SQUATTER AREAS CAN APPLY TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR FUNDS TO BUILD OFFICE PREMISES.
UNDER A CONTRIBUTORY SCHEME INTRODUCED BY THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONTRIBUTE 80 PER CENT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS TO LOCAL MAC'S.
THE MAXIMUM DISTRICT BOARD GRANT IS $20 000, AND MAC'S WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE OF THE PREMISES, RENTS, RATES AND ELECTRICITY CHARGES.
A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SCHEME WAS DEVISED ON A COST-SHARING BASIS AND PARTICIPANTS WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY HAVE A GENUINE INTEREST IN THE PROJECT AND THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET FUTURE EXPENSES ARISING FROM OPERATION OF THE PREMISES.
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