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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1980

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE 28TH AUTUMN FAIR OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT WILL BE HELD ON THE SPORTS FIELD NEXT TO STANLEY PRISON ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 1) BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 5 PM. LADY CATER WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 11 AM SHARP.

SECOND TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL OPENS ON SATURDAY

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GO-KART RACING AND EXHIBITION MATCHES BY TOP PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS AND TENNIS PLAYERS ARE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF A THREE-WEEK SPORTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN TSUEN WAN STARTING SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 1).

THE FESTIVAL IS THE SECOND TO BE HELD, A TOTAL OF 54 EVENTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO ATTRACT LARGE CROWDS.

THE FIRST EVENT OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE A BASKETBALL MATCH BETWEEN HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES AND TSUEN WAN WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, HAS PERFORMED THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE NEWLY-OPENED OSMAN RĀMJU SADICK MEMORIAL INDOOR GAMES HALL AT KHAI CHUNG.

ANOTHER BASKETBALL MATCH BETWEEN HONG KONG WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES AND TSUEN WAN WOMEN WILL BE PLAYED ON NOVEMBER 18.

THE EXHIBITION TENNIS MATCHES WILL INVOLVE PLAYERS TAKING PART IN THE HONG KONG TENNIS CLASSIC. THEY WILL BE HELD AT SHA TSUI ROAD COURTS ON NOVEMBER 7, 8 AND 9. THE NAMES OF PLAYERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

FIRST DIVISION SOCCER DEMONSTRATION MATCHES WILL BE HELD AT YEUNG UK ROAD STADIUM BETWEEN EASTERN AND SEA BEE ON NOVEMBER 16 AND BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND AN ARMY SIDE ON NOVEMBER 23.

GO-KART RACING WILL BE HELD AT SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 2). MORE THAN 60 DRIVERS WILL COMPETE FOR A TOWN MANAGER'S CUP. A DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD CUP AND A TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL CUP. THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE LARGEST CROWDS.

/THE FESTIVAL