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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1982

+MICRO+ SOCCER TOURNAMENT

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A TERRITORY-WIDE FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL COMPETITION CURRENTLY BEING ORGANISED IS EXPECTED TO DRAW MORE THAN 400 TEAMS INVOLVING OVER 2 000 PLAYERS.

THE COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL REFEREE ASSOCIATION AND THE SPONSORSHIP OF CARLSBERG.

THE RSS RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER (TEAM GAMES) MR THOMSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY); +OUR AIM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PROMOTE FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL IN HONG KONG,+

+FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL, HE POINTED OUT, IS EVOLVED FROM TRAINING EXERCISES PRACTISED BY MOST PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS IN BRITAIN.+

+THE GAME DEMANDS A HIGH DEGREE OF MOBILITY SPEED AND BALL CONTROL SKILLS, MR CHAN SAID,

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+THIS GAME SHOULD BECOME VERY POPULAR IN HONG KONG BECAUSE IT CAN BE PLAYED IN A SMALL PITCH, ABOUT ONE-THIRD THE SIZE OF A REGULAR FOOTBALL PITCH, AND CAN BE PLAYED BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS.

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+BESIDES, HONG KONG PLAYERS ARE GOOD AT BALL CONTROL,+ HE

KNOCK-OUT MATCHES ARE BEING HELD IN SEVEN DISTRICTS BETWEEN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR AND JANUARY NEXT YEAR, LEADING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND IN KOWLOON ON JANUARY 22 AND 23 NEXT YEAR.

EACH MATCH LASTS 12 MINUTES WITH A TWO-MINUTE BREAK AT HALF-TIME.

TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP TEAMS OF EACH DISTRICT AND PLAYERS WILL EACH RECEIVE A COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.

THE SERVICE HAS ALSO PREPARED A BOOKLET ON THE BACKGROUND AND RULES OF THE GAME. THESE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPATING TEAMS.

THE EVENT IS OPEN TO PEOPLE OVER 14 AND ENTRY FEE IS $3 PER TEAM.

ENTRY FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RSS HEADQUARTERS AND ANY OF ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRY VARIES WITH DISTRICTS. ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT 5-458511.

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