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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1979

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TRIBUTE TO SUMMER FUN ORGANISERS

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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. LI FOOK-KOW, TODAY (TUESDAY) THANKED ALL WHO HAVE HELPED TOWARDS THE SUCCESS OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME THE ELEVENTH IN THE SERIES.

IN A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION, MR. LI SAID THAT THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAMME, OVER 8 000 EVENTS INCLUDING CAMPING, OUTINGS, SPORTS AND GAMES, TRAINING COURSES, FUN FAIRS, YOUTH BALLS, FASHION SHOWS, VARIETY SHOWS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECTS WERE ORGANISED.

MR. LI PAID TRIBUTE TO THE MANY YOUNG PARTICIPANTS THEMSELVES, AND SAID MANY OF THE EVENTS WERE OVER-SUBSCRIBED,

+THERE IS NOW IN HONG KONG AN INCREASING AWARENESS TO MAKE GOOD USE OF ONE'S LEISURE TIME AND, IN MANY CASES, OF BEING OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL,+ MR. LÍ SAID.

+AS WAS THE PRACTICE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, JOCKEY CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS WOULD AGAIN BE AWARDED TO THE THREE MOST UNDERSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND STANDARD COURSES AT THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, HE ADDED.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, THE BIGGEST SINGLE DONOR OF FUNDS TOWARDS THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME SINCE 1969, CONTRIBUTED $2 MILLION THIS YEAR.

CONTRACT FOR TUEN MUN WATER MAINS SIGNED

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ABOUT 6 900 METRES-LONG WATER MAINS WILL BE LAID SHORTLY IN TUEN MUN TO BRING FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN.

THE PIPELINE, RANGING FROM 600 TO 700 MM IN DIAMETER, WILL RUN ALONG LUNG MUN ROAD.

A CONTRACT FOR THE LAYING OF THE WATER MAINS WAS SIGNED THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION), MR. LEE GUN-CHEUNG, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MCCONNELL DODWELL CONTRACTORS LIMITED AT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OFFICES IN LEIGHTON CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY.

WORK ON THE LAYING OF THE WATER MAINS WILL START SOME TIME NEXT WEEK AND THE WHOLE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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