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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1982

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NT BADMINTON LEAGUE WINNERS RECEIVE CUPS

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CUPS TO WINNERS OF THE FIRST NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT BADMINTON LEAGUE WERE PRESENTED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, AND MRS MACPHERSON.

THE WINNERS OF THE MEN'S TITLE WERE THE TSUEN WAN TEAM WHICH WON ALL 10 MATCHES PLAYED.

THE WOMEN'S TITLE WENT TO TAI PO, WHICH LOST ONLY ONE OF ITS 10 MATCHES.

THE RUNNERS-UP IN BOTH SECTIONS WERE TEAMS FROM SHA TIN AND YUEN LONG.

THE LEAGUE, WHICH INVOLVED A TOTAL OF 120 PLAYERS FROM SIX OF THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS, WAS LAUNCHED LAST OCTOBER.

BADMINTON IS ONE OF SEVERAL SPORTS LEAGUES PROMOTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

THE FAST-GROWING GAME OF SQUASH IS THE LATEST LEAGUE THE COMMITTEE IS PROMOTING.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR DAVID CHIU YIM-SHUN, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR STEPHEN WONG.

KOWLOON MAXICAB ROUTE 12 TO IMPROVE SERVICE ****

KOWLOON PLB MAXICAB SERVICE NO. 12 WILL HAVE MORE FREQUENT SERVICES FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 22).

THE ROUTE, FROM PAK TIN TO TAI TUNG SUN CHUEN, WILL OPERATE AT 7 OR 8 MINUTE FREQUENCIES DURING PEAK PERIODS AND EVERY 15 TO 20 MINUTES DURING OFF PEAK HOURS.

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