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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1982

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KITE-FLYING FUN DAY

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SCENIC SAI KUNG - A NATURAL PLAYGROUND FOR THOUSANDS OF HOLIDAY REVELLERS DURING WEEKENDS - IS ALSO A HAVEN FOR KITE-FLYING ENTHUSIASTS.

THE AREA WITH ITS LUSH HILLS IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO PURSUE THEIR HOBBY WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW - FOR IT IS AN OFFENCE TO FLY KITES WITHIN FIVE KILOMETRES OF THE AIRPORT.

ON ANY WEEKEND, A NUMBER OF THESE GRACEFUL OBJECTS CAN BE SEEN GLIDING AND WEAVING IN THE SKY.

MANY ARE FLOWN BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE +KITE-FLYING FUN DAY+ ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

THE RSS TAKES ABOUT 100 PEOPLE OF VARIOUS AGES TO SUCH AN OUTING. APART FROM TEACHING THEM HOW TO FLY A KITE, THE RSS ALSO PROVIDES TRANSPORT AND KITES.

THE KITES PROVIDED BY THE RSS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL AND OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS.

+THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WISH TO FLY KITES, BUT ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER CAN BE ACCEPTED FOLLOWING ENROLMENT, SAID MR YEUNG WAI-HUNG OF THE RSS WHO RECENTLY ORGANISED A KITE-FLYING EVENT FOR KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS.

ASKED ABOUT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, MR YEUNG SAID: THE RSS HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN LAST YEAR'S SAFE KITE-FLYING CAMPAIGN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE. A SAFE KITE-FLYING FOR ALL FUN DAY WAS PRESENTED BY THE RSS.+

LAST YEAR, THE RSS ORGANISED KITE FLYING EVENTS FOR NEARLY 1 000 PEOPLE.

+KITE-FLYING USED TO BE VERY POPULAR IN CHINA, A GAME WHICH ALMOST EVERYBODY COULD AFFORD. BESIDES, THE MANUFACTURING OF KITES HAS ITS OWN ARTISTIC VALUE,+ MR YEUNG SAID.

+IN VIEW OF THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF THE CHINESE FOLKLORE,

WE CONSIDER IT WORTH PURSUING, HE CONTINUED.

+MOREOVER, IT IS A SUITABLE SPORT FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND EVERY TIME WE ARRANGE THIS ACTIVITY, WE WELCOME THE WHOLE FAMILY TO JOIN,

*WE ALLOW AN ENROLMENT OF NEARLY 100 PEOPLE FOR EACH OUTING, AT A CHARGE OF $8 PER PERSON - FOR THE KITE AND THE REST FOR TRANSPORT AND OTHER EXPENSES.

+THE TWO PLACES WHICH ARE BEST FOR KITE-FLYING IN SAI KUNG ARE TAI WAN TAU AND NAI CHUNG AS THEY ARE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND QUITE WINDY, HE ADDED.

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