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Thursday, September 29, 1977

"However, in order to help avoid congestion, walkers who wish to

start earlier may do so from 8 a.m., " he said.

"Registration of walkers will continue until the starting point

closes at 11 a.m."

Sponsorship forms for the walk will be available from October 11

at City District Offices, M.T. District Offices, and the Police Cadet

School in Fanling.

To help make the walk a success, Mr. Cheung said a special sub-

committee had been formed in each of the seven N.T. districts to promote

sponsorship among the local communities.

However, he emphasised that the walk was not restricted to N.T.

people alone. He appealed to people from Hong Kong and Kowloon to give

their support and participate in the event as well.

"Heads of schools have also been asked to give their full support

and to encourage their pupils to take part in this meaningful event,' 10

he said.

He said that among the dignitaries taking part in the walk would

be hr. Q.W. Lee, Chairman of the Silver Jubilee Appeal Fund; Mr. Akers-

Jones; Mr. Ted Nicholn, Director of Agriculture and Fisheries; and Mr. Mike

Illingworth, District Police Commander, New Territories.

The Jubilee Sports Centre will be built on 41 acres of reclaimed

land at Sha Tin donated by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. It will be a

top-class sporting complex where the most promising and outstanding of

Hong Kong sportsmen and women can be trained to international and Olympic

standards by coaches of international repute.

In response to the Jockey Club's original offer of $25 million in

reclaimed land, the government has put up $25 million for initial construction

costs.

The proceeds from donations to the Silver Jubilee Appeal Fund will

be matched by the Jockey Club on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and the total

will be added to the government contribution.

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