SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1982
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OUTDOOR PURSUITS STRESSED
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OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL PURSUITS HAD BECOME THE MOST POPULAR PASTIME IN DENSELY-POPULATED HONG KONG, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE (RECREATION AND SPORT), MR DICKEN YUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
HOWEVER, HE WARNED THAT PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN FOR SUCH PURSUITS IN UNPROTECTED PLACES.
MR YUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A SEMINAR ON SAFETY IN LAND-ORIENTED OUTDOOR PURSUITS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS, MR CHAM STU-LUEN, WAS ALSO INVITED TO ADDRESS THE SEMINAR.
+AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, VARIOUS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN PROMOTING RECREATION AND SPORTS LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENROL IN SUCH ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.
HE ALSO STRESSED THE NEED FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THESE ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSTAND SAFETY PRINCIPLES.
THE SEMINAR WAS HELD BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
TALKS WERE ALSO GIVEN BY REPRESENTATIVES OF SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, AND TRAINING OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE.
AN OPEN FORUM, CHAIRED BY THE URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR HOWARD YOUNG, WAS HELD AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR.
ABOUT 300 ORGANISERS, PLANNERS AND TRAINING OFFICERS CONNECTED WITH OUTDOOR PURSUITS WERE INVITED TO THE SEMINAR.
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