MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1986
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FIJIAN IMMIGRATION OFFICER'S ATTACHMENT A FIRST
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A SENIOR OFFICER OF THE FIJIAN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, MR PATILIAI LEQA, IS ON A THREE-WEEK TRAINING ATTACHMENT TO THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT STARTING TODAY (MONDAY).
MR LEQA, THE FIRST FIJIAN IMMIGRATION OFFICER ATTACHED TO HONG KONG, AIMS TO STUDY HOW THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OPERATES AND ITS TRAINING PROGRAMMES.
DURING HIS ATTACHMENT, MR LEQA WILL VISIT VARIOUS IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS, VISA CONTROL AND INVESTIGATION DIVISIONS, SYSTEMS SUB-DIVISION AND THE TRAINING AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SECTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
ROUND WONG TAI SIN RACE ORGANISED
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THE FIRST ROUND-THE-DISTRICT RACE IN WONG TAI SIN, TO COINCIDE WITH THE 1986 WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL, WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 23.
RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE NINE-KILOMETRE RACE. THEY MAY JOIN THE MEN'S GROUP, THE WOMEN'S GROUP, OR THE +OVER 40+ GROUP.
LAST DAY FOR APPLICATION IS NOVEMBER 8 AND ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE OR ANY OF ITS BRANCH OFFICES.
CHAIRMAN OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR FUNG KWONG-CHUNG, SAID THE RACE IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH STREETS IN THE DISTRICT WHILE TRYING THEIR PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
THE RACE WILL START FROM THE KAI TAK EAST INDOOR GAMES HALL, PASS CHOI HUNG ROAD, FUNG MO STREET, WONG TAI SIN ROAD, SHATIN PASS ROAD, TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD, PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD, THE SUBWAY AT CHOI HUNG MTR STATION, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD BEFORE RETURNING TO KAI TAK EAST INDOOR GAMES HALL.
APART FROM THE 800 RUNNERS ON THE ROAD, RESIDENTS CAN BECOME SPECTATORS OR CHEER GROUPS TO SHARE IN THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT OF THE RACE, MR FUNG SAID.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE POLICE AND THE CIVIL AID SERVICES TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND SAFETY AT BUSY TRAFFIC POINTS DURING THE DAY, HE ADDED.
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