THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CEREMONY AT THE MINI-SOCCER PITCHES WILL INCLUDE DISPLAYS BY MARCHING BANDS AND BY PIPERS AND DRUMMERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE +BEATING THE RETREAT+ BY THE CAS BAND ON SATURDAY AT THE VICTORIA PARK MINI-SOCCER PITCHES 4, 5 AND 6, STARTING AT 8 PM.
TUEN MUN GETS READY FOR MINI-OLYMPICS *****
THE TUEN MUN MINI-OLYMPICS, A WIDE-RANGING SPORTS PROGRAMME INVOLVING FOOTBALL, BADMINTON, TABLE-TENNIS, TELEMATCHES AND DISTANCE RUNNING WILL BE HELD IN TUEN MUN NEXT MONTH.
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE MONTH-LONG MINI-OLYMPICS ARE AIMED AT FOSTERING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND CEMENTING THE IR SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT.
TO MARK THE OPENING, A DISTANCE RUN AND TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTSGROUND ON NOVEMBER 2. RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART.
THE SIX-KILOMETRE DISTANCE RUN WILL START AT 9 AM AT THE SPORTSGROUND. THE ROUTE WILL COVER TAI HING ESTATE, LEUNG TIN VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE LEUNG TIN ESTATE CONSTRUCTION SITE, SIU HANG VILLAGE, SIU HONG COURT AND CHING CHUNG KOON, BEFORE RETURNING TO THE SPORTSGROUND.
THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS WILL BE HELD FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM. EACH PERSON MAY COMPETE IN NOT MORE THAN THREE EVENTS.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS OCTOBER 15. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS FOUR SUB-OFFICES AT TAI HING, ON TING-YAU OI, SIU HONG, WU KING BUTTERFLY ESTATE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 0-851503.
THE TUEN MUN MINI-OLYMPICS ORGANISING COMMITTEE COMPRISES THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE.
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