SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1981
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300 TAKE PART IN ISLANDS DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA
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MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE SIXTH ISLANDS DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA HELD AT KENNEDY TOWN POOL TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, EIGHT ISLANDS RURAL COMMITTEES, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, PRESENTED TROPHIES AND MEDALS TO WINNERS OF THE VARIOUS COMPETITIONS. HE SAID THE GALA AIMED AT STIMULATING INTEREST IN SWIMMING AND PROVIDING A HEALTHY OUTLET FOR THE ENERGIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
+THE FAVOURABLE RESPONSE OF ISLANDS RESIDENTS GIVES CONFIDENCE TO THE ORGANISERS TO PRODUCE SIMILAR EVENTS IN FUTURE,+ MR MACLEOD SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE GALA WAS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT COULD BE ACHIEVED BY CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THERE WERE 57 RACES IN TODAY'S GALA.
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