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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1982

SCHEME FOR WATER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS

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THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE IS RUNNING A SPORT SCHEME AT ITS TAI ME! TUK WATER SPORT CENTRE WHEREBY PEOPLE ABOVE 14 MAY USE THE CENTRE'S FACILITIES ON WEEKDAYS OTHER THAN MONDAYS.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (MONDAY), AN RSS SPOKESMAN SAID: +THE SCHEME IS OPEN TO QUALIFIED SAILORS OF DINGHIES, CANOES AND CHINESE RACING BOATS.+

UNDER THE SCHEME, PARTICIPANTS MAY MAKE BOOKINGS BY TELEPHONE AT LEAST ONE DAY IN ADVANCE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTRE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.

ON JOINING, PARTICIPANTS WILL EACH RECEIVE A MEMBERSHIP CARD AND 15 COUPONS WHICH WILL ENTITLE THEM TO USE THE CENTRE'S LOCKERS, CANTEEN, SHOWER ROOM AND OTHER FACILITIES,

DINGHIES, CANOES AND CHINESE RACING BOATS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RENT AT $3 TO $10 PER DAY.

APPLICANTS MUST HOLD RECOGNISED CERTIFICATES OR HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY RSS, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

MEMBERS MAY BRING ALONG GUESTS WHO MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM 50 METRES. GUEST COUPONS WILL COST $1 EACH.

EACH.

THE SCHEME IS ALSO OPEN TO GROUPS OF AT LEAST TEN APPLICANTS

IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN A GROUP, THE TAI PO RSS DISTRICT OFFICE MAY RUN TRAINING COURSES FOR THEM.

THE SCHEME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO PHASES.

PHASE ONE COVERS OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THIS YEAR WHILE PHASE TWO IS FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, 1983.

ENTRANCE FEE IS $15 PER INDIVIDUAL OR $150 PER GROUP.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RSS HEADQUARTERS AT 11 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 11TH FLOOR, WING ON CENTRE, OR FROM ANY OF ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY DIALING 0-6577111, EXTENSION

147-141.

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