XN000022-1980-08-24 — Page 5

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1980

APPLICATIONS FOR ISLANDS DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA

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SWIMMING ENTHUSIASTS LIVING IN ISLANDS DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A DISTRICT-WIDE SWIMMING GALA TO BE HELD AT KENNEDY TOWN SWIMMING POOL ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICE, THE EVENT IS INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SWIMMING AND ENCOURAGE A SENSE OF FRATERNITY AMONG ISLANDS RESIDENTS.

ENTRY IS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA, LANTAU AND PENG CHAU. ENTRANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX. THERE WILL BE RACES IN BREAST-STROKE, BACK-STROKE, BUTTERFLY AND FREE STYLE.

WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND WILL BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT ISLANDS DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES SWIMMING GALA TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER.

ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICE AT INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, AND FROM RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES. THEY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.

NEW RAILWAY BRIDGES AT FO TAN

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A NEW RAIL UNDERBRIDGE WILL BE BUILT AT FO TAN, SHA TIN, TO REPLACE THE TWO EXISTING UNDERBRIDGES TO BE DEMOLISHED.

TENDERS FOR THE DEMOLITION WORK, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BRIDGE, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE WORK FORMS PART OF THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

IT INVOLVES THE PROVISION OF A WIDENED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DECK WHICH WILL LATER CARRY THE MAIN LINES AS WELL AS THE PLATFORMS AND LOOP LINES INTO THE FUTURE FO TAN STATION.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST NEXT YEAR.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED, AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, AS SUB-CONSULTANTS TO TRANSMARK WHO ARE THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSULTANTS FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT.

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