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LEARNING TO SWIM

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Friday, June 15, 1973

URBAN COUNCIL STYLE

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The Urban Council announced today that swimming courses will again

be organised this summer at four of the public swimming pools managed by

the council.

A spokesman for the Urban Council said today that this year's

scheme is basically designed to cater for office and factory workers and

young people who do not have other opportunities of taking swimming lessons.

No tuition fee will be charged this year as the council considers

the scheme is a 'commitment' to the people of Hong Kong.

"Three main types of swimming courses will be offered this summer, ++

an intermediate course

he continued, "a beginners' course for non-swimmera;

for those who are not strong swimmers but who can swim about 25 metres; and

an advanced course for swimmers who can swim 100 metres free-style."

Swimming classes will be given either at Lei Cheng Uk, Kowloon Tsai

or Kwun Tong swimming pools in Kowloon or Victoria Park swimming pool on Hong

Kong.

"'Courses will be provided in two separate series, the first of which

will start on June 25 and the second on July 30. Each course will last for

five weeks and participants are required to attend three 45-minute sessions

each week," he said.

Application forms are obtainable at all public swimming pools and

City District Offices. Completed forms should be handed in person to one

of the four swimming pools of the applicant's choice.

More than 1,000 people attended the Urban Council's 'learn-to-swim'

courses last year, which had an 82 per cent success rating. This year it is

intended to give swimming instruction to about 1,900 people.

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