FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1986 ·
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LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY ON SUNDAY
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THIS YEAR'S LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY
FEATURING DEMONSTRATIONS,
VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES AND SEMINARS ON A NUMBER OF POPULAR LAND SPORTS WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14).
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION MOUNTED BY LEADING LAND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.
THE EVENT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN WORKING PARTY TO DELIVER A +PLAY SAFE+ MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS TO MORE SPECIFIC TARGET GROUP.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
THE DAY WILL BEGIN WITH DEMONSTRATIONS OF ROLLER SKATING AT
9 AM. ARTISTIC CYCLING WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AT 10.30 AM.
THERE WILL BE VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES ON POPULAR LAND SPORTS SUCH AS ORIENTEERING, ROCK CLIMBING, CYCLING, AND ARCHERY.
TWO OTHER DOCUMENTARIES WILL FEATURE THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL AND THE TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLE RACE. THE VIDEOS WILL BE SCREENED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
VISITORS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO PARTICIPATE SAFELY IN LAND SPORTS THROUGH A SERIES OF TALKS BY EXPERTS.
THESE TALKS, TO BE GIVEN MAINLY IN CANTONESE, WILL INCLUDE ONE BY DR YORK CHOW, THE PRINCIPAL GUEST SPEAKER. HE WILL ANALYSE THE VARIOUS FACTORS INVOLVED IN LAND SPORTS SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF INJURY.
OTHER SPEAKERS WILL FOCUS ON A PARTICULAR SPORT, SUCH AS CAMPING, ATHLETICS, MOUNTAINEERING AND HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING, ORIENTEERING, CYCLING AND ROLLER-SKATING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN WORKING PARTY POINTED OUT THAT THE ANNUAL EVENT IS HELD TO EMPHASISE THE +PLAY SAFE MESSAGE IN VIEW OF THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN LAND SPORTS.
+WITH CORRECT KNOWLEDGE IN THE PARTICULAR SPORTS CONCERNED AS WELL AS CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE, MANY OF THESE ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED,+ HE SAID.
THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR CHUI KAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
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