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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1981

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IN ADDITION TO AN EXHIBITION ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND THE SAFETY RULES OF VARIOUS AQUATIC SPORTS, THE DAY'S PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS AND SPECTACULAR DISPLAYS OF CANOEING, WINDSURFING, YACHTING, SWIMMING, LIFE-SAVING, SNORKELLING, SCUBA DIVING AND DIVING.

AS SWIMMING ACCIDENTS TOPPED THE AQUATIC ACCIDENT FIGURES LAST YEAR, THIS SUNDAY'S FUNCTION WILL GIVE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SAFETY ELÉMENTS IN SWIMMING, INCLUDING SURVIVAL SWIMMING TECHNIQUES, AND LIFE-SAVING TECHNIQUES.

ADDING TO THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE DAY, THE MOBILE STREET THEATRE OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT A SPECIAL PUPPET SHOW ON SAFETY IN AQUATIC SPORTS.

ADMISSION TO THE WATER SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN OPENING CEREMONY

IS FREE.

RUNNING CLINIC ORGANISED IN SHING MUN ******

THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED A NEW +RUNNING CLINIC+ FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TAKE UP RUNNING FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS.

THE SHING MUN RUNNING CLINIC, THE FIRST IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WILL CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PROGRAMME AND PRINCIPLES OF THE SUCCESSFUL CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND, AND THE ORIGINAL MARATHON CLINIC IN HONOLULU, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE RUNNING CLINIC WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 7.30 AT WO YI HOP ROAD SPORTSGROUND, KWAI CHUNG, AND MEET EVERY SUNDAY MORNING THEREAFTER.

FROM THE STARTING POINT, PARTICIPANTS WILL JOG OR RUN THROUGH THE PATHS AND TRAILS OF THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK, WHICH IS FREE OF TRAFFIC, DUST AND NOISE POLLUTION.

THERE WILL BE FOUR GROUPS RUNNING FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME, 30, 60 OR 90 MINUTES AND A VETERAN GROUP DEPENDING ON THE IR ABILITY.

PARTICIPANTS WILL UNDERGO A NINE-MONTH PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO BUILD UP SLOWLY THE IR CONDITION TO THE LEVEL OF FITNESS OF A MARATHON RUNNER.

+HOWEVER, THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT THE SPEED THEY RUN BUT THE TIME THEY SPEND ON RUNNING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE PROGRAMME IS OPEN TO ALL AGES.

/POMORROW (SATURDAY)