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SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1981

KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS

VISIT TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN

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THIRTY MEMBERS OF KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD VISITED TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING TO HEAR ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TWO NEW TOWNS.

LED BY THE IR CHAIRMAN AND CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR DAVID TSUI, THE GROUP FIRST TOURED TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHERE THEY SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN ITS FACILITIES.

THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE MANAGER, MR CHUNG LING-HOI, ON THE LARGE NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITIES HELD THERE SINCE THE OFFICIAL OPENING BY PRINCESS ALEXANDRA IN FEBRUARY, 1980.

LATER, AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION, MR CHAN LAU-FONG, MEMBERS VISITED THE ASSOCIATION'S CLUB HOUSE AT CHUNG ON STREET. THEY SAID THEY WERE IMPRESSED BY THE WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION, ESPECIALLY IN PROMOTING CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AMONG THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

AT SHA TIN THEY SAW HOW A PIECE OF VACANT CROWN LAND COULD BE PUT TO TEMPORARY RECREATIONAL USE FOR RESIDENTS.

TODAY'S VISIT WAS THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF STUDY TOURS MADE BY KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS. THE AIM IS TO LEARN FROM THEIR COLLEAGUES IN THE NEW TOWNS AND TO SEEK IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IR OWN DISTRICT.

GAMES DAY FOR ABLE AND DISABLED PERSONS

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THOUSANDS OF ABLE AND DISABLED PERSONS ENJOYED THEMSELVES IN A GAMES DAY THIS AFTERNOON AT VICTORIA PARK.

THE GAMES DAY WAS PART OF A SERIES OF EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS (IYDP), ORGANIZED BY THE EASTERN/WANCHAI DISTRICT I.Y.D.P. CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (HONG KONG), MR KWOK KA-CHI, APPEALED TO THE PUBLIC NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE DISABLED, BUT TO ENCOURAGE THEM, SUPPORT THEM AND MAKE THEM CONFIDENT, AND ALSO TO WELCOME THE REHABILITATED BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE URGED EMPLOYERS TO RECOGNISE THE POTENTIAL OF THE DISABLED PEOPLE AND TRY TO HELP THEM TO DEVELOP THAT POTENTIAL SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO +RE INTEGRATE+ INTO THE COMMUNITY.

VARIOUS PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING STALL GAMES AND SHOWS BY THE MOBILE THEATRE OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, WERE ARRANGED TO ENTERTAIN THE GUESTS AND PARTICIPANTS.

SOME OF THE DISABLED PARTICIPANTS SHOWED THEIR TALENT IN SINGING, DANCING, AND WHEELCHAIR DANCING PERFORMANCES TO THE DELIGHT OF THE GATHERING.