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SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1987
EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER MR GARY YEUNG: EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG: CENTRE MANAGER OF CITYPLAZA, MR JOHN WAGNER AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MANAGER OF HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, MR CONRAD LI WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (MAY 19) AT 6.30 PM ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF CITYPLAZA, TAIKOO SHING.
LEARN-TO-SWIM SCHEME FOR PRIMARY PUPILS *****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL AGAIN CONDUCT ITS POPULAR +LEARN-TO-SWIM+ SCHEME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AS PART OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
SWIMMING CLASSES WILL BE HELD FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY BETWEEN 8 AM TO 5 PM IN THREE SERIES.
EACH CLASS WILL CONSIST 12 ONE-HOUR LESSONS. ADMISSION TO ALL SWIMMING POOL ARE FREE OF CHARGE.
TUITION AND
THE LEARN-TO-SWIM+ CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT SWIMMING POOLS IN PAO YUE KONG SWIMMING POOL CENTRE AND CHAI WAN ON HONG KONG ISLAND KWUN TONG, LAI CHI KOK PARK, SHAM SHUI PO PARK, LEI CHENG UK, MORSE PARK AND TAI WAN SHAN IN KOWLOON; FANLING, KWAI SHING, SHA TIN AND YUEN LONG IN THE NEW TOWNS.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE QUALIFIED SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MUST BE BEGINNERS AND OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND ALL 12 LESSONS.
MORE THAN 4 000 SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE BENEFITED FROM THE +LEARN-TO-SWIM+ SCHEME LAST SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS WISHING THEIR STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE +LEARN-TO-SWIM+ SCHEME ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PHYSICAL EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, FOURTH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, BEFORE MAY 23 (SATURDAY).
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