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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1981

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RECREATION SCHEME IN TSUEN WAN HOUSING ESTATES

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A SCHEME TO PROMOTE RECREATION IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IS BEING LAUNCHED IN TSUEN WAN.

UNDER THE SCHEME, ESTATE RESIDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO FORM THEMSELVES INTO TEAMS.

ALREADY 34 BASKETBALL TEAMS HAVE BEEN FORMED THROUGH MUTUAL

AID COMMITTEES AND THE TARGET FIGURE IS 60.

EACH TEAM IS BEING PROVIDED WITH PLAYING EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS. TWO-HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS ARE HELD TWICE A WEEK AT CHEUNG SHAN, KWAI CHUNG, SHEK LEI AND CHEUNG CHING HOUSING ESTATE PLAYGROUNDS.

INTER-ESTATE MATCHES WILL BE ARRANGED LATER AND IT IS HOPED TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF SPORT BEING PLAYED.

FOUR TEMPORARY SPORTS ORGANISERS AND 24 COACHES HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO RUN THE SCHEME WHICH IS FINANCED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.

BESIDES GIVING LESSONS, THE COACHES WILL ALSO ORGANISE WEEKLY SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN THE ESTATES FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOT FORMED THEMSELVES INTO TEAMS YET.

RESIDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED CAN APPLY EITHER THROUGH THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OR AT ESTATE PLAYGROUNDS WHEN SPORTING ACTIVITIES ARE BEING HELD.

THE $200 000 SCHEME IS BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

LEARNING ABOUT BUILDING MANAGEMENT

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THE YAU MA TEI CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ORGANISE AN EVENING TRAINING COURSE TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF BUILDINGS IN YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI DISTRICTS.

NINETY OFFICE-BEARERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF OF OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, CARETAKERS, WATCHMEN, BUILDING SUPERVISORS, AND MEMBERS OF AREA COMMITTEES ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.

THE COURSE WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 19, 24 AND 26 BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI KAIFONG ASSOCIATION.

GUESTS FROM THE POLICE, FIRE SERVICES, AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION WILL TALK ON BUILDING CLEANLINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, FIRE PREVENTION, CRIME PREVENTION, BOOK-KEEPING, AS WELL AS LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUILDIN' MANAGEMENT, RENT AND TENANCY MATTERS.

PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL BE GIVEN CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE.