FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1993
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SPORT HELPS MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY
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MENTALLY TOLD
PARTICIPATION IN SPORT IS AN IMPORTANT WAY FOR THE HANDICAPPED TO BECOME INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY, MRS PATTEN ATHLETES OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM.
SHE
THIS WOULD HELP TO BRING DOWN THE BARRIERS OF PREJUDICE, SAID AT THE FLAG-PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR THE TEAM WHICH TAKES PART IN THE 1993 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES IN AUSTRIA.
"WE MUST ALL DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED LIVE AS NORMAL LIVES AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY," SHE SAID.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME HONG KONG IS TAKING PART IN SUCH GAMES.
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UNDERSTAND THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL OLYMPIANS, IN PREPARATION FOR THESE GAMES, HAVE BEEN UNDER REGULAR AND VIGOROUS TRAINING OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. I AM SURE THAT THEY TOO WILL COME BACK WITH MANY MEDALS.
"BUT MEDALS OR NOT, THE EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELLING ABROAD, AND THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT DEVELOP ON THESE OCCASIONS, WILL BENEFIT ALL THE PARTICIPANTS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS," SHE SAID.
LAST TIME THE GAMES WERE HELD IN 1989 IN THE USA, WHEN THE HONG KONG ATHLETES WON SEVEN GOLD, SEVEN SILVER AND SIX BRONZE MEDALS.
"WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS,
SHE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PHOTOGRAPH OF MRS PATTEN AT THE FLAG-PRESENTATION WILL BE BOXED.
AIR QUALITY REPORT RELEASED FOR FEBRUARY
CEREMONY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR FEBRUARY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ANNOUNCEMENT SERVED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN THE TERRITORY AND ΤΟ EXPLAIN THE MEASUREMENTS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT NORMALLY CONTAINS MONITORING RESULTS OBTAINED AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING STATIONS.
THESE LOCATIONS ARE TYPICAL OF THREE OF THE IMPORTANT LAND USE TYPES FOUND IN THE TERRITORY, NAMELY:
* LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ROAD TRAFFIC IN BUILT-UP URBAN DISTRICTS,
* COMBINED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, AND
* DISTRICTS CLOSE TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
/THE REPORTED