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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR ISLANDS
DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA
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SWIMMING ENTHUSIASTS LIVING IN ISLANDS DISTRICT OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A DISTRICT-WIDE SWIMMING GALA TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH,
ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, THE SIXTH ANNUAL GALA WILL TAKE PLACE AT KENNEDY TOWN SWIMMING POOL ON OCTOBER 4 (SUNDAY).
ENTRY IS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA, LANTAU AND PENG CHAU.
CONTESTANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX. THERE WILL BE 57 RACES.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFF ICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES AND LOCAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS. ENTRY FORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY SEPTEMBER 22.
ABOUT 350 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GALA. LAST YEAR, THE EVENT ATTRACTED NEARLY 300 ENTRANTS.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUT KAM, WILL PRESENT TROPHIES TO WINNERS.
WORK ON HARCOURT ROAD ****
THE UPRAMP SECTION OF THE NORTHERN LANE OF HARCOURT ROAD FLYOVER AND THE OFF-SIDE LANE OF THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF HARCOURT ROAD, EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH THE SLIP ROAD LEADING TO QUEENSWAY, WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO FACILITATE PARAPET REPLACEMENT WORK.
THE CLOSURE WILL BE EFFECTIVE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 6 AM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND FOR 24 HOURS ON SUNDAYS.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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