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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1980

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PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT OF GOVERMENT BONDS

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PRINCIPAL MONEYS AND INTEREST DUE THEREON UP TO NOVEMBER 24, 1980 WILL BE PAID ON THAT DATE ON THE SURRENDER OF THE GOVERNMENT BONDS TOGETHER WITH INTEREST COUPONS AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 1 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

TRAINING SCHEME FOR HANDBALL PLAYERS

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THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR HANDBALL ASSOCIATION ARE JOINTLY ORGANISING A HANDBALL TRAINING SCHEME TO PROMOTE THE SPORT IN HONG KONG.

COURSES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS STARTING FROM NOVEMBER 29 UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER AT FIVE VENUES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RSS SAID THAT AT THE END OF THE TRAINING COURSES, THE TRAINEES WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A HANDBALL NOVICE TOURNAMENT WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE AND SKILL.

+THOSE TRAINEES WHO SHOW OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE SELECTED TO JOIN THE HONG KONG YOUTH TEAM FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING AND TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS, + HE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT WHEN THE HONG KONG AMATEUR HANDBALL ASSOCIATION SENT A TEAM TO THE YOUTH HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN TAIPEI LAST APRIL, SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS WERE TRAINEES IN LAST YEAR'S TRAINING SCHEME.

THIS YEAR'S TRAINING COURSES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GROUPS, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY EXPERIENCED COACHES FROM THE HONG KONG AMATEUR HANDBALL ASSOCIATION.

ALL YOUTHS AGED 15 AND ABOVE ARE WELCOME TO JOIN. ENTRY FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE RSS.

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