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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1976

JAPANESE YOUTHS TO MEET D.S.W.

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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF NAGANO PREFECTURE IN TOKYO, MR. SHIRO KOBAYASHI, WILL PAY A COURTESTY CALL ON THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, AT 10.40 A.M. TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

ACCOMPANYING MR. KOBAYASHI WILL BE A GROUP OF 10 JAPANESE YOUTHS WHO ARE TRAVELLING ON THE YOUNG HOPE SHIP OF NAGANO' THE CORAL PRINCESS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

DURING THE VISIT TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MR. KOBAYASHI WILL ALSO PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF 10 ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN YOUTH WORK HERE AS A SIGN OF GOODWILL BETWEEN THE YOUTHS OF JAPAN AND HONG KONG,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE VISIT WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM ON 4TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HONG KONG.

KWUN TONG DISTRICT SPORTS MEET STARTS TOMORROW

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THE SECOND ANNUAL SPORTS MEET OF AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OF KWUN TONG DISTRICT WILL START TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE TSUI PING ROAD SWIMMING POOL, KWUN TONG WITH A SWIMMING COMPETITION AT 2 P.M.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (KWUN TONG), THE KWUN TONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SPORTS MEET AIMS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF RESIDENTS IN SPORTS AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE 12 AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, SOCIAL BODIES AND SCHOOLS THROUGH FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS.

THERE WILL BE FIVE MAJOR EVENTS, INCLUDING SWIMMING, CROSS- EACH OF COUNTRY RACE, TABLE-TENNIS, MINI-SOCCER AND BASKETBALL. THE 12 AREA COMMITTEES WILL BE REPRESENTED BY ITS OWN TEAM.

THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE WILL BE THE WINNERS.

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THE FINAL EVENT - CROSS COUNTRY RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 21 TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE CLOSING CEREMONY.

MR. PATRICK YIU, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (KWUN TONG)- MR. LEUNG SIU-HUNG, CHAIRMAN OF KWUN TONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND SPORTS OFFICER OF KWUN TONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

NOTES TO EDITORS: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.