MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1982
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NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENTS IMPRESS VISITORS
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THE RAPID PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TOWNS AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEING HOUSED IN SUCH AN ORGANISED MANNER HAVE GREATLY IMPRESSED SIX VISITING YOUNG BRITONS.
THE GROUP COMPRISING MISS ELAINE JOHNS, MISS JENNIFER LENCZNER, MR BRIAN JOHNSON, MR BRIAN MURPHY, MR ANDREW KNILL AND MR PETER HIGGINS -HAS JUST COMPLETED A THREE-WEEK VISIT IN HONG KONG UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME.
THEY HAD CALLED ON DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND VARIOUS INTERESTING PLACES.
MISS JOHNS, THEIR LEADER, SAID THEY HAD ALSO GRASPED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
THE PARTY HAD EVEN SPENT SOME TIME VISITING THE +POOR MEN'S NIGHT CLUB+ AND OTHER FAMOUS SPOTS.
SHE DESCRIBED THE THREE-WEEK PROGRAMME, CO-ORDINATED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL ORGANISED+ AND +WE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.+
THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, GAVE A FAREWELL RECEPTION TO THE VISITORS THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE TOMORROW.
KWAI CHUNG ARCHERY COMPETITION
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THE 1982 ARCHERY OPEN COMPETITION WILL BE HELD AT THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTSGROUND EARLY NEXT MONTH.
THE EVENT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN ARCHERY ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL TAKE PLACE ON TWO SUNDAYS ON SEPTEMBER 5 AND OCTOBER 3.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS: MEN'S SENIOR AND JUNIOR AND WOMEN'S SENIOR AND JUNIOR. TWELVE WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED SOUVENIR CUPS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID THE TWO-DAY COMPETITION WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE SKILLS OF ARCHERY AND THE POPULARITY OF THE SPORT IN THE NEW TOWNS.
ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT URBAN SERVICES OFFICES, PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS, INDOOR GAMES HALL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE RECREATION PROMOTION UNIT (SOUTH REGION) OF THE NTSD AT 9TH FLOOR, FOURSEAS BUILDING, 208-212 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
COMPLETED ENTRY FORMS SHOULD BE SENT TO P.0. BOX 9866, G.P.0., BEFORE AUGUST 30 (MONDAY). THE ENTRY FEE IS $10.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RECREATION PROMOTION UNIT (SOUTH REGION) OF THE NTSD ON TELEPHONE 3-7211087.
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