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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1981

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FIELD GAMES FOR ELDERLY

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MORE THAN 500 ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN A SENIOR CITIZENS GAMES DAY TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND.

THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, IS FOR 60-YEAR-OLD PEOPLE RESIDING IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICTS.

IT AIMS AT BUILDING UP CONFIDENCE AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES AMONG ELDERLY CITIZENS.

THERE WILL BE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP FIELD EVENTS, FEATURING SHOT-PUTTING, OBSTACLE RACE AND JAVELIN THROW. OTHER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE SPECIALLY-DESIGNED POTTED SPORTS GAMES.

SIX TEAMS IN SAFETY QUIZ FINAL

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SIX TEAMS COMPRISING WORKERS FROM THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES HAVE ADVANCED INTO THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE CURRENT SAFETY AT WORK TELEMATCH TELEVISION PROGRAMME THE GRAND PRIZE FOR WHICH IS AN EIGHT-DAY, ALL-EXPENSES-PAID HOLIDAY OF A LIFE-TIME IN BRITAIN,

THE SIX TEAMS REACHED THE SEMI-FINALS AFTER BEATING

12 OTHER TEAMS IN THE PRELIMINARIES HELD OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS.

THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL IS SCHEDULED TO BE SCREENED OVER THE CHINESE CHANNEL OF RTV TOMORROW (SATURDAY) WITH THE FINALS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14.

THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE WINNING TEAM WILL GO ON A TRIP TO LONDON BY BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19.

THE SEMI-FINALISTS ARE FROM CHI LIK METAL AND PLASTIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, YANGTZEK JANG GARMENT MANUFACTUR ING COMPANY, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, SONCA INDUSTRIES, AOKI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND HONG KONG BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RTHK, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AND CO-SPONSORED BY BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS, THE RTHK-PRODUCED PROGRAMME HAS BEEN EXCLUSIVELY DEVELOPED FOR WORKERS IN THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.