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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1980
+THE GOVERNMENT, THE MAJOR DONORS, OTHER PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE URBAN COUNCIL TOGETHER FINANCED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS COMPLEX. THE COST OF RUNNING IT WILL BE VERY HEAVY, ESTIMATED AT $9.1 MILLION TO START OFF IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND WILL BE BORNE ENTIRELY BY THE COUNCIL AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY,+ MR SALES ADDED.
EARLIER, THE GOVERNOR UNVEILED TWO PLAQUES AT THE STADIUM'S ENTRANCE, ONE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AND THE OTHER THE DONORS TO THE ROYAL VISIT COMMEMORATION FUND.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR D.W, MCDONALD PRESENTED A KEY TO MR SALES TO SIGNIFY THE HANDING OVER OF THE 13-STOREY MULTI- PURPOSE COMPLEX TO THE URBAN COUNCIL.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED A MARCH-PAST OF NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATION TEAMS, TABLE-TENNIS DEMONSTRATION MATCHES AND DISPLAYS OF JUDO, BADMINTON AND FENCING. A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ON SPORTS WAS ALSO MOUNTED IN THE LOBBY ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE STADIUM.
SECOND TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL BEING ORGANISED
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AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED TO ORGANISE THE SECOND TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL.
THE FESTIVAL WILL OPEN ON NOVEMBER 1 AND LAST THREE WEEKS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID THE IDEA OF THE FESTIVAL WAS TO INCREASE LOCAL INTEREST IN SPORT, TO RAISE SPORTING STANDARDS AND TO HELP PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INTEGRATION AMONG NEW RESIDENTS OF TSUEN WAN.
THE FESTIVAL WAS FIRST HELD LAST YEAR AND PROVED TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. AS A RESULT IT WAS DECIDED TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL EVENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NEW FEATURES OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE HANDICAPPED, SQUASH COMPETITIONS AND CANOE POLO MATCHES.
AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BADMINTON, BOXING, VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL, HANDBALL AND TABLE TENNIS. THERE WILL ALSO BE ATHLETICS AND AQUATIC EVENTS. GYMNASTIC AND MARTIAL ARTS DISPLAYS, AS WELL AS ARCHERY DEMONSTRATIONS.
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MOST ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN THE NEW INDOOR GAMES HALL IN KWAI CHUNG WHICH WILL BE OPENED BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
/TSUEN WAN
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