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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1981

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PLAYING SAFE IN SPORTS

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THE 1981 LAND SPORTS PLAY SAFE DAY HELD AT VICTORIA PARK THIS MORNING (SUNDAY) WAS ORGANISED TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE THE BASIC RULES OF SAFETY WHEN ENGAGING IN VARIOUS LAND SPORTS.

+EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE BEST LONG TERM MEANS TO PROMOTE SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR E.B. WIGGHAM, SAID AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

HAVING MORE LEISURE TIME, PEOPLE WERE BECOMING MORE INTERESTED IN SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF ALL KINDS, ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR PURSUITS, HE SAID.

+THIS IS CERTAINLY A VERY HEALTHY GROWTH IN OUR SOCIETY BUT I THINK IT IS OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT TO GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE PROMOTION OF SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS.

+ IT IS ALL VERY WELL FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT AND CHALLENGE THAT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CAN GIVE. HOWEVER, IN THE MIDST OF OUR ENJOYMENT, WE MUST NOT FORGET OUR OWN SAFETY OR ELSE WHAT BEGINS AS A HAPPY VENTURE MAY WELL TURN OUT TO BE A DISASTER, MR WIGGHAM REMARKED.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WERE MR CHAM SIU-LEUN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND MR HOWARD YOUNG, A COMMITTEE MEMBER.

THE LAND SPORTS PLAY SAFE DAY WAS CO-ORDINATED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THE EVENT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FUNCTIONS OF THE SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS CAMPAIGN.

THE DAY'S PROGRAMME, PRESENTED BY VARIOUS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDED SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACROBATIC DISPLAYS ON SUCH POPULAR LAND SPORTS AS ARCHERY, CAMPING, HILLWALKING, ROLLER SKATING AND CYCLING.

FEATURED THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME WERE DISPLAYS OF RAD IO-CONTROLLED MODEL HELICOPTERS AND CARS DEMONSTRATING THE TECHNIQUES OF SAFETY MANOEUVRING.

AT THE STATIC DISPLAY AREA, TWO RECENTLY-PRODUCED PUBLICITY ITEMS A BOOKLET ENTITLED +SAFÉ CAMPING+ AND A SHORT FILM ON SAFETY IN LAND SPORTS - WERE INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.

ADDING TO THE FUN OF THE DAY WERE PUPPET SHOWS PRESENTED BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE STREET THEATRE AND PLAY-IN ACTIVITIES ARRANGED FOR THE PUBLIC'S PARTICIPATION.

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