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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,

MAY 14, 1980

COURTESY CALL ON HOME AFFAIRS DIRECTOR

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THE NEWLY ELECTED OFF ICE-BEARERS OF THE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS LTD. PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR JOHN WALDEN THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

THEY WERE RECEIVED BY MR WALDEN IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

DURING A BRIEF DISCUSSION, THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW YIN-SUM REPORTED ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION LAST YEAR AND DISCLOSED ITS FUTURE PLANS, WHICH INCLUDE THE SETTING UP OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PROMOTION OF BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE KAIFONGS.

MR WALDEN WAS GREATLY INTERESTED IN THE ASSOCIATION'S PLANS AND MADE DETAILED ENQUIRIES ABOUT THEM.

THEY EXCHANGED OPINIONS ON SOME CURRENT ISSUES, INCLUDING THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, EDUCATION, HOUSING, AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND KAIFONG BODIES.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE MR H.H.T. BARMA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MRS ALICE LAI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MR CHAN HON-KWONG, CHIEF LIAISON OFFICER.

SWIMMING LESSONS FOR 12 000 PUPILS

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MORE THAN 12 000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL LEARN TO SWIM THIS SUMMER UNDER A SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS PART OF ITS SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMME.

BETWEEN JULY 14 AND AUGUST 23, FREE LESSONS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE CHAI WAN, VICTORIA PARK, ABERDEEN, KWUN TONG, TAI WAN SHAN, MORSE PARK, LEI CHENG UK, KWAI SHING AND FANLING SWIMMING POOLS.

TUITION AND ADMISSION TO THE POOLS WILL BE FREE.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS SENT A CIRCULAR TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS INVITING PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHEME. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EXPECTED, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO DRAW LOTS.

+ ALL APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PE) AT THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 7TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON NOT LATER THAN MAY 26.

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