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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1982

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN GETS BOOST

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THIS YEAR'S FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WAS GIVEN A BOOST TODAY (MONDAY) WHEN A SHAM SHUI PO COMMUNITY LEADER MADE A GENEROUS DONATION FOR USE IN THE TERRITORY-IDE TELE-MATCH DESIGN AND GAMES COMPETITION.

+THE DONATION BY MR KWOK WING-CHEONG IS AN ENCOURAGING SIGN OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAMPAIGN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE COMPETITION WAS AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS TOWARDS THE IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS AND TOWARDS THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION.

THE TELE-MATCH COMPETITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB AND CARITAS.

AT A CEREMONY AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS TODAY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, WAS PRESENTED WITH A CHEQUE BY MR KWOK.

MR KWOK IS A MEMBER OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND MANY COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

MR KWOK DID NOT WISH THE AMOUNT OF HIS DONATION TO BE MADE KNOWN.

PENG CHAU MINI-SOCCER PITCH BEING REBUILT

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THE MINI-SOCCER PITCH ON PENG CHAU ISLAND IS BEING REBUILT AT A COST OF $200 000 PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE PITCH, SITUATED ON THE PEAK OF PAX WAN, OCCUPIES AN AREA OF ABOUT 2 400 SQUARE METRES.

IT HAS BEEN IN REGULAR USE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND AS A RESULT THE SURFACE HAS BECOME ROUGH. IT IS TO BE RE-SURFACED WITH CONCRETE, AND WILL BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS FOR SEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES, AS WELL AS FOR RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

RE-SURFACING WORK WILL START AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE,

A CHANGING ROOM WITH SHOWERS IS ALSO BEING CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE PROJECT, AT A COST OF NEARLY $130 000 TO BE PAID FROM THE ISLAND DISTRICT LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE.

THE PROJECTS ARE BEING SUPERVISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE WORKS SECTION.