SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1981
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WEEK-END RECREATION IN SHEK LEI ESTATE
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A WEEKEND HOUSING ESTATE RECREATION PROGRAMME WAS LAUNCHED IN SHEK LEI, KWAI CHUNG, THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.
AND FOR THE NEXT 10 SUNDAYS UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER, SPORTING AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE INSIDE THE ESTATE'S PLAYGROUND BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON.
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, TABLE TENNIS, TRAMPOLINING, ROLLER SKATING AND FOOTBALL WILL BE PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS.
THE WEEKEND RECREATION PROGRAMME WAS FIRST LAUNCHED IN APRIL BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO MAKE FULL USE OF FACILITIES IN THE IR ESTATES.
ASIDE FROM SHEK LEI, A SIMILAR PROGRAMME IS BEING HELD IN KWAI CHUNG, FUK LOI, CHEUNG SHAN, CHEUNG CHING AND CHEUNG HONG ESTATES.
+THE PROGRAMME HAS PROVED VERY POPULAR AMONG THE RESIDENTS. AN AVERAGE OF 200 TO 300 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TURNED UP ON EACH OCCASION,+ A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AT THE MOMENT, THIS IS STILL LARGELY A GOVERNMENT EFFORT, BUT WE HOPE IN FUTURE RESIDENTS CAN ORGANISE ACTIVITIES FOR THEMSELVES, HE SAID,
OTHER PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS ARE THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
BOARD.
THE PROGRAMME ARE BEING FINANCED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
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