FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
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CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM ON SUNDAY
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THE 22ND CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM WILL BE HELD IN ΤΑΙ PO ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 29).
A TOTAL OF 1,485 PEOPLE HAVE ENROLLED FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT. AMONG THEM, 1,213 ARE MEN AND 272 WOMEN. THE YOUNGEST ENTRANT IS 11 YEARS OLD AND THE OLDEST 75.
THE RACE IS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND A BREWERY.
IT WILL START AT 10.30 AM AT SHA LAN BEACH IN SHUEN WAN AND FINISH AT THE TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE, COVERING A DISTANCE OF 2.4 KILOMETRES.
THE TAI FO DISTRICT OFFICER. MR THOMAS YIU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE STARTING CEREMONY.
THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. MR LEO KWAN, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE WATER SPORTS CENTRE AT 12.10 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE 22ND CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM IN TAI PO ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 29).
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A COACH TAKING MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO THE STARTING SHA LAN BEACH WILL LEAVE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION'S LI FOOK LAM INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, 2 ON CHEUNG ROAD, TAI PO AT 9.30 AM.
THOSE TRAVELLING ON THEIR OWN SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE PIER THE ROUNDABOUT OF SAM MUN TSAI ROAD (NEAR LUEN YICK SEAFOOD HOUSE) THE LUEN YICK FISHERMEN VILLAGE BY 10 AM.
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OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT ALL OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1. 1987 TO WOMEN BETWEEN 1951 AND 1956, WILL CEASE TO BE VALID DOCUMENTS NOVEMBER 6 THIS YEAR.
A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
BORN FROM
THIS IS THE SIXTH BATCH OF IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID SINCE THIS NEW IDENTITY CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME STARTED ON JULY 1, 1987.
"ONCE AN
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