SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1978
TSUEN WAN THANKS GURKHAS
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TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES HAYES, TODAY PAID TRIBUTE TO THE 10TH PRINCESS MARY'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES WHICH WOULD BE LEAVING HONG KONG FOR BORNEO THIS SUMMER.
+WE IN TSUEN WAN HAVE GREATLY ENJOYED AND INDEED BENEFITED FROM THEIR COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROJECTS WHICH RANGE FROM CONSTRUCTION OF A BASKETBALL PITCH TO FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL COMPETITIONS AS WELL AS TO A SWIMMING GALA,+ HE SAID.
+MUCH CREDIT IS DUE TO THEM FOR THE IR ENTHUSIASM AND INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
MR. HAYES WAS SPEAKING AT A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE GURKHA FOOTBALL CUP AT GALLIPOLI LINES IN FANLING.
THE CUP WAS PRESENTED BY THE 10TH PMO GURKHA RIFLES AND SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE REGIMENT AND THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE.
HE SAID THE CUP WAS FIRST COMPETED FOR LATE 1976 AND WAS FOLLOWED SUCCESSIVELY BY A SERIES OF BASKETBALL AND SWIMMING COMPETITIONS LAST YEAR.
+WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE IN TSUEN WAN, THESE EVENTS HAVE NOW BECOME PERMANENT FEATURES IN THE SPORTING CALENDAR FOR TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG, HE SAID.
MR. HAYES THANKED THE REGIMENT FOR ITS IMAGINATIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE SPORTING LIFE OF TSUEN WAN THE PARTICIPATING TEAMS HAVE COME FROM VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, VILLAGES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN TSUEN WAN,
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