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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1981
PILING WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START IN MAY AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1982.
+PROGRESS, HOWEVER, WILL DEPEND VERY MUCH ON THE SUCCESS OF FUND-RAISING EFFORTS, MR WONG SAID.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WILL CONTRIBUTE $4 MILLION TO THE PROJECT AND A PRIVATE DONATION OF $3 MILLION HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY MR LI YIP-WANG, A LONG TIME TAI PO RESIDENT. THE REMAINING $5 MILLION WILL BE RAISED BY THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH PUBLIC DONATIONS.
MR WONG ANNOUNCED THE START OF THE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN AT THE CEREMONY AND URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GIVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT.
DIVING COMPETITION FOR LOCAL DIVERS
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A DIVING COMPETITION FOR LOCAL DIVERS WILL BE HELD AT THE OCEAN THEATRE OF THE OCEAN PARK ON SATURDAY (MARCH 14).
THE LOCAL DIVERS, FROM THE HONG KONG AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION, HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED A SERIES OF FREE COACHING SESSIONS FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN HIGH DIVING TEAM WHO ARE APPEARING AT THE OCEAN PARK.
THE DIVERS WILL EACH HAVE THREE DIVES AND WILL BE JUDGED ON THEIR IMPROVEMENT AND EFFORT DURING THE COURSE BY MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN TEAM.
THE COACHING COURSES HAVE BEEN CO-ORDINATED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE OCEAN PARK FOR THE DIVERS TO USE ITS POOL FREE OF CHARGE.
THE SESSIONS STARTED ON FEBRUARY 21, AND SATURDAY'S SESSION WILL BE THE LAST. IT WILL ALSO BE THE LAST DAY THAT THE AMERICAN TEAM WILL BE PERFORMING AT OCEAN PARK.
PRIZES AND SOUVENIR CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE DONATED BY THE RSS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE DIVERS AFTER THE COMPETITION,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION SAID THE GENEROUS OFFER OF FREE COACHING BY THE GREAT AMERICAN HIGH DIVING TEAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND OF GREAT BENEFIT TO OUR LOCAL DIVERS.
+WE ARE ALSO THANKFUL TO THE OCEAN PARK FOR THEIR CONSENT FOR THE COACHING SESSIONS TO BE HELD AT THE IR OCEAN THEATRE POOL.+
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE DIVING COMPETITION ON MARCH 14 (SATURDAY).
THE SESSION WILL BE AT THE OCEAN THEATRE OF OCEAN PARK FROM 2 PM TO ABOUT 5 PM.
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