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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1980

CIVIL SERVICE CAREERS EXHIBITION

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR MARTIN ROWLANDS, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN A CIVIL SERVICE CAREERS EXHIBITION AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 7).

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS BOARD, MISS LYDIA DUNN.

THE EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND THE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS BOARD. IT WILL CLOSE ON OCTOBER 9.

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE OPENING CEREMONY COVERED. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE STAFF/STUDENT CENTRE OF NEW ASIA COLLEGE, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM AT NEW RACE COURSE

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SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, HAS URGED TAI PO RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO +WHATEVER MEASURES MAY BE NECESSARY+ TO REDUCE THE POLLUTION OF TOLO HARBOUR.

MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING TODAY AT THE 13TH CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM, IN WHICH MORE THAN 400 SWIMMERS TOOK PART.

HE SAID THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS' IN TWO RESPECTS.

+FIRSTLY, WE ARE IN A NEW SITE HAVING HAD TO ABANDON THE OLD ONE BECAUSE OF RECLAMATION AND THE CONSEQUENT DETERIORATION IN WATER QUALITY, HE SAID.

+SECONDLY, TODAY'S EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION INSTEAD OF THE FORMER ORGANISATION WHICH COVERED THE WHOLE OF THE NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES.+

MR AKERS-JONES SAID THE TWO CHANGES ALSO EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

+FIRSTLY FOR WHATEVER MEASURES MAY BE NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE POLLUTION OF TOLO HARBOUR,

+SECONDLY FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE NEW TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION IN ITS PROJECT TO BUILD A 312 MILLION INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE FOR THE PEOPLE.+

/HR AKERS-JONES