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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1977

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ANOTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR KWAI CHUNG

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YOUNGSTERS IN KWAI CHUNG WILL NOW BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE FACILITIES OF A NEW BASKETBALL PITCH THANKS TO A JOINT EFFORT

BY LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE ARMY AND THE GOVERNMENT.

THE PITCH WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS MORNING BY THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES HAYES, AND BRIGADIER J.L. CHAPPLE, COMMANDER, GURKHA FIELD FORCE.

THROUGH ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S SCHOOL IN TSUEN WAN SPENT MONTHS FROM LAST DECEMBER IN BUILDING THE PITCH.

THE 10TH PRINCESS MARY'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES SUPPLIED ALL THE MATERIALS AND THE SUPERVISORY EXPERTISE FOR THE PROJECT.

THE NEW RECREATIONAL FACILITY IS ON AN AREA GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION AT THE JUNCTION OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND HING FONG ROAD. THE ASSOCIATION WILL MANAGE THE PITCH.

FOLLOWING THE OPENING CEREMONY, A FRIENDLY MATCH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN STUDENTS OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S SCHOOL AND SOLDIERS OF THE 10TH PRINCESS MARY'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES,

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ADDRESSING THE CEREMONY. MR. HAYES SAID THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION WAS FIRST FORMED IN 1967 AND NOW COMPRISES 21 SPORTS SOCIETIES IN THE DISTRICT.

+ IT IS AN IMPORTANT LOCAL AGENCY AND WE CAN CONFIDENTLY EXPECT THAT IT WILL INCREASE IN NUMBERS AND ACTIVITY ALL THE TIME, HE SAID.

MR. HAYES ALSO THANKED THE 10TH PMO GURKHA RIFLES FOR THE INTEREST THEY HAD SHOWED IN THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.

+THIS INTEREST COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF MANY RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING NEEDS,+ HE SAID.

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