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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1981

+THIS AFTERNOON WE ARE WITNESSING FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THIS DETERMINATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS OF MUSIC AND DANCE.

+MADAM CHAIRMAN, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PERFORMING GROUPS ON THEIR SPLENDID EFFORTS AND TO THE ORGANISERS FOR STAGING SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT, WHICH CLEARLY MEANS SO VERY MUCH.+

PERFORMING GROUPS FROM 11 VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE TOOK PART IN STAGING THE TALENT SHOW, WHICH INCLUDED DANCES, MUSIC, FOLK SONG SINGING, A LION DANCE AND A VARIETY SHOW.

SOME OF THE PERFORMANCES WERE PUT ON BY BOTH DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE.

PRIZES WERE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF A SLOGAN COMPETITION HELD BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LIONS CLUB OF SHA TIN,

OTHERS OFFICIATING AT THE TALENT SHOW INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, AND THE THREE SPONSORS OF THE SHOW -- MR NG TOR-TAI AND MR NG WAI-KEI, PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, AND MR SIU WING-HON, PRESIDENT OF THE LIONS CLUB OF SHA TIN.

SNT OFFICIATES AT NT INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA

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A SWIMMING POOL IS BEING PLANNED FOR TUEN MUN, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA HELD AT SHA TIN ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SWIMMING COMPLEX.

HE SAID BY NEXT SUMMER THE SWIMMING POOL IN YUEN LONG WOULD BE COMPLETED, ADDING TO EXISTING ONES IN TSUEN WAN, FANLING AND SHA TIN, AND HE HOPED SOON TO ANNOUNCE CONSTRUCTION OF A SWIMMING POOL IN TUEN MUN.

THESE FACILITIES WOULD HELP CATER FOR THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF THE RAPIDLY INCREASING POPULATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID.

THE GALA WAS ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, THE HEUNG YEE KUK, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

THE 26 RACES WERE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS, INCLUDING BREAST STROKE, BACK STROKE, BUTTERFLY, FREE STYLE, AND RELAY RACES.

COURSES VARIED FROM 50 METRES TO 400 METRES. PARTICIPANTS WERE FROM ALL EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHAN LAU-FONG.

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