SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1992
NEW TRAINING CAMP FOR YOUTHS
YOUNG PEOPLE NOW HAVE A NEW VENUE TO ENGAGE IN A WIDE RANGE OF WATER ACTIVITIES AND OUTDOOR SPORTS WITH THE OPENING TODAY (SUNDAY) OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES TAI TAN TRAINING CAMP.
THE 12,000-SQUARE-METRE CAMP IS NEAR WONG SHEK PIER IN SAI KUNG NORTH. IT COMPRISES A CAMPING GROUND, A TRAINING SWIMMING POOL, AN ADMINISTRATION BLOCK, AN ABLUTION BLOCK, A COOKHOUSE AND A PARADE
GROUND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AID SERVICES SAID THE CAMP WOULD SERVE AS A TRAINING BASE FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS TO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS FORMS OF WATER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CANOEING, SAILING, LIFE-SAVING, SKIN DIVING AND WINDSURFING,
THEY CAN ALSO PRACTISE LAND ACTIVITIES LIKE HILL TREKKING, ORIENTEERING AND COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION, HE SAID.
HE WELCOMED ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO USE THE CAMP TO CONDUCT TRAINING AND EXERCISES.
MOST OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITIES WERE BUILT WITH A $7.11 MILLION DONATION BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS OFFICIATED BY STEWARD OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, MR CHAU CHAM-SON.
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LANDS OFFICIALS VISIT GUANGZHOU * * * * *
A DELEGATION FROM THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT LEFT HONG KONG THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON FOR A VISIT TO GUANGZHOU,
THE VISIT IS MADE AT THE INVITATION BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE.
THE VISITING PARTY IS LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS, MR DARWIN CHEN, AND ITS MEMBERS ARE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR BOB POPE, AND CHIEF ESTATE SURVEYORS, MR LEUNG LOK-YIU MR NG HANG-KWONG.
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DURING THE VISIT, THE GROUP WILL CALL ON THE LANDS DEPARTMENT THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE то STUDY LAND ADMINISTRATION IN THE PROVINCE AND DISCUSS MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTERESTS.
THE PARTY WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 30).
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