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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1980

+THIS IS NOT AN EASY TARGET TO ACHIEVE,+ DR HAYES ACKNOWLEDGED.

ASSUMING FOR THE MOMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD AND WOULD DO ITS SIDE OF THE WORK, THERE WAS STILL A GREAT DEAL ELSE TO BE DONE.

*THE GOVERNMENT'S MANAGERS MUST BE IN CLOSE LIAISON WITH LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND LISTEN TO THEIR SUGGESTIONS.

+ON THE IR PART, THE CLUBS MUST NOT BE PETTY MINDED ABOUT CO-OPERATING WITH OTHERS AND ABOUT SHARING FACILITIES,+

THIS IS, I KNOW, A COUNSEL OF PERFECTION, DR HAYES SAID, +BUT NOTHING LESS IS REQUIRED IF OUR AMENITIES ARE TO BE FULLY UTILIZED AND, THEREBY, OUR VERY LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUNG PERSONS GIVEN ADEQUATE OUTLET FOR THEIR ENERGIES OUTSIDE WORK AND STUDY.+

HE SAID THE SECOND TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WAS +ANOTHER STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION+ BECAUSE IT GOT PEOPLE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND ACHIEVING RESULTS. +THEREBY, WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS IF WE ALREADY LOOK CRITICALLY AT WHAT IS DONE WITH AN EYE TO IMPROVEMENT.+

THE SPORTS FESTIVAL IS NOW ONE OF THE REGULAR FEATURES OF THE TSUEN WAN RECREATIONAL CALENDAR, DR HAYES SAID, AND HE NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THAT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WAS LONGER AND MORE AMBITIOUS THAN LAST YEAR'S.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, LATER CUT A RIBBON AND DECLARED THE FESTIVAL OPEN.

A GYMNASTICS PERFORMANCE AND A FITNESS-THROUGH-DISCO DEMONSTRATION WERE STAGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CEREMONY.

THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY A BASKETBALL EXHIBITION MATCH BETWEEN A HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES TEAM AND THE TSUEN WAN TEAM.

A TOTAL OF 54 ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GO-KART RACING AND EXHIBITION MATCHES BY TOP PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS AND TENNIS PLAYERS, WILL BE HELD DURING THE THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL PERIOD.

BESIDES EXHIBITION MATCHES, THERE ARE EVENTS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN, INCLUDING ATHLETICS AND AQUATIC EVENTS AND AN ARCHERY COMPETITION, NEW EVENTS SUCH AS SQUASH COMPETITIONS, CANCE POLO MATCHES AND BASKETBALL MATCHES FOR THE HANDICAPPED HAVE ALSO BEEN INTRODUCED THIS YEAR.

LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OR WATCH EVENTS WHICH COST ABOUT $200 000 TO ORGANISE. OF THIS AMOUNT THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD IS PROVIDING $150 000. THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, AND COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION.

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