Saturday, June 23, 1973
WATER SAFETY CLUBS
New Feature In This Year's "Let's Swim" Programne
The Urban Council intends to make the whole community aware of the
importance of water safety this summer,
The formation of water safety clubs is one of the many projects
launched in the Urban Council campaign this year called "Let's Swim 73",
Schools, youth organizations and local and district associations
have been asked to form water safety clubs aimed at promoting water-safety
whenever the water is used for recreational activities.
For some schools and organizations which already have their own life
guard clubs or units, they are invited to expand their activities and to
make a start in catering for younger members by forming a water safety section
in their clubs or units.
A spokesman for the Urban Council said: 11The general theme of
forming water safety clubs is to promote learn-to-swim programmes, to promote
training for survival swimming and proficiency awards, to encourage life-·
saving training and the gaining of a life-saving qualification, and to ensure
that the basic water safety rules are widely known." tt
The sponsors and organisers of this project are the Urban Council,
the Education Department, the South China Morning Post, the Royal Life Saving
Society (H.K. Branch) and the Hong Kong Life Guard Club.
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