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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1987
SHE SAID IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE NEARLY HALF OF THE KLIGIBLE RESIDENTS IN SHUN LEE HAD REGISTERED AS ELECTORS, COMPARING WITH THE FIGURE OF ABOUT 40 PER CENT IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S CARNIVAL WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, SHUN LRE AREA COMMITTEE, THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB ASSOCIATION SHUN LEE CENTRE, HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS SHUN LEE CENTRE AND HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE SHUN LEE TSUEN CENTRE.
KOWLOON CITY BASKETBALL COMPETITION
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ABOUT 400 YOUTHS FROM HOWLOON CITY WILL COMPETE IN THE ANNUAL LOK SIN TONO CUP BASKETBALL COMPETITION IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AFTER AN OPENING CEREMONY AT THE TO KWA WAN INDOOR GAMES HALL THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE COMPETITION ATTRACTED A TOTAL OF 32 MEN'S TEAMS AND 16 WOMEN'9 TEAMS FROM THE DISTRICT AND THE FINAL MATCH WILL BE HELD
ON OCTOBER 3.
THE AIM OF THE FUNCTION IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILL AND SPORTSMANSHIP AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT THROUGH COMPETITION.
IT IS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, URBAN COUNCIL, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
WONG
TOND,
OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WERE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR SIK-KONG; URBAN COUNCILLOR, MISS CHAN YING; CHAIRMAN OF LOK SIN
WONG CHUNG-MING AND HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE KOWLOON DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, MR TANG TAI-CHUEN.
MR
CITY
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