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SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1981

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CAREERS EXHIBITION HELD IN SHA TIN

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A CAREERS EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD TODAY AND TOMORROW (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) AT WO CHE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, SHA TIN.

THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WO CHE COMMUNITY HALL AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WITH DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP, IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN SHA TIN.

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, BANKS, LOCAL FACTORIES AND EDUCATIONAL BODIES.

EACH OF THEM IS OPERATING A STALL INTRODUCING THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SLIDE SHOWS AND A CAREER TALK.

OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING WERE SHA TIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHEUNG SHA TIN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER MRS TSUÍ LO SIU-KING AND A SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER, MR LEUNG WING-WAH,

MR CHENG SAID SHA TIN IS ONE OF THE FAST DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS ITS RESIDENTS MOVED IN FROM ALL DISTRICTS AND ARE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE LOCAL MANUFACTURERS WOULD HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HEAVY ROAD TRAFFIC DURING PEAK HOURS, AND ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS ACHIEVING SHA TÍN AS A SELF-CONTAINED NEW TOWN, HE SAID.

SQUASH COMPETITION AT YUEN LONG

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AN OPEN SQUASH COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT THE YUEN LONG SIR DENYS ROBERTS SQUASH COURTS FROM JULY 21 TO AUGUST 2.

TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS, THE TOURNAMENT IS AIMED AT PROMOTING AND RAISING THE STANDARD OF THE SPORT IN THE DISTRICT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS THE MEN'S SINGLES AND THE WOMEN'S SINGLES.

ENTRY FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SIR DENYS ROBERTS SQUASH COURTS OFFICE AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION AT TAI YUK ROAD.

ENROLMENT IS FREE AND THE CLOSING DATE IS TUESDAY (JULY 14).

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