SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1981
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NT INTER-DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE LAUNCHED
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THE FIRST NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE WAS TODAY (SUNDAY) STARTED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM.
THE LEAGUE, WITH EACH DISTRICT ENTERING A MEN'S AND A WOMEN'S TEAM, IS THE FOURTH TO BE PROMOTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITIONS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
OTHER SPORTS LEAGUES BEING PLANNED INCLUDE BADMINTON TENNIS, SQUASH AND SWIMMING.
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A SOCCER LEAGUE WAS STARTED LAST DECEMBER, WHILE BASKETBALL AND TABLE TENNIS LEAGUES WERE LAUNCHED IN FEBRÚARY AND JUNE.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING AT LITTLE FLOWER'S SCHOOL, SHA TIN, MR CHUI SAID THE PURPOSES OF ORGANISING THESE INTER-DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS WERE TO PROMOTE SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MAKING FRIENDS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR DICKEN YUNG- THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN SPORTS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR LAU HON-K IT AND TEAMS FROM THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS WERE PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.
AFTER THE OPENING, TEAMS FROM SHA TIN AND NORTH DISTRICTS PLAYED THE FIRST MATCH OF THE LEAGUE.
MATCHES WILL BE HELD EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT DIFFERENT VENUES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, FINALS WILL BE PLAYED IN DECEMBER.
TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AT WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD/STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER
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THE WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD/STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AT NOON ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 30).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (SUNDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE 450-METRE LONG FLYOVER WAS PARTIALLY OPENED TO ONE-WAY TRAFFIC IN MID-JULY, ENABLING TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARDS WAN CHAI FROM REPULSE BAY AND ABERDEEN TO BY-PASS THE STUBBS ROAD ROUNDABOUT.
HE SAID THAT WITH ITS FULL COMPLETION AND OPENING TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC NOW, THE TRAFFIC FLOW AT THE ROUNDABOUT WOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HOURS.
AFTER THE OPENING, WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE REINSTATEMENT OF BOWEN ROAD AND THE FINAL LANDSCAPING.
THIS WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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