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CAS HOLDING CHARITY SPORTS DAY
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A CHARITY SPORTS DAY WILL BE HELD BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AS ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS TO MARK ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY, ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 1) AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE, FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD IN TWO PARTS -- A ROAD RUN FOR CAS ADULT MEMBERS AND A 'TELEMATCH' MINI-SPORTS GAMES FOR THE CADETS.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SPONSORED BY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AS WELL AS TEAM MEMBERS AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE CHESHIRE HOMES IN CHUNG HOM KOK, A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATION FOR THE AGED.
ABOUT 200 ADULT MEMBERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE ROAD RUN, WHICH WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A RELAY. THE RUN WILL START FROM THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE, AND MOVE ALONG ARGYLE STREET, TIN KWONG ROAD, FARM ROAD, MA TAU WAI ROAD, MA TAU CHUNG ROAD, MA TAU WA! ESTATE AND END AT THE REAR GATE OF THE TRAINING CENTRE.
THE TELEMATCH' SPORTS GAMES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMPOUND OF THE CENTRE, WITH ABOUT 200 CADETS PARTICIPATING.
IMPROVEMENTS TO TAI PO COUNTRY WALK NEARING COMPLETION
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MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ATTRACTED TO THE COUNTRY SIDE IN TAI PO AS THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD IS CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE TAJ PO COUNTRY WALK SYSTEM.
THE NETWORK, MODELLED ON THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL, PROVIDES IDEAL ROUTES FOR BOTH LEISURE WALKERS AND HIKERS.
THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED SOME $150 000 FROM ITS MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT VOTE FOR PHASE OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS NOW BEING CARRIED OUT ALONG THE TRAIL WHICH IS A CIRCULAR ROUTE FROM TAI PO KAU TO WONG YI AU, LAI CHI SHAN, PUN CHUN YUEN, LEAD MINE PASS AND BACK TO TAI PO KAU.
THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS, NOW NEARING COMPLETION, INCLUDE CUTTING TALL GRASSES, PAVING FOOTPATHS AND THE PROVISION OF STEPS WHERE NECESSARY.
INFORMATION BOARDS HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTALLED AT ALL ENTRANCES INCLUDING PUN CHUNG, TAI PO KAU, THE NEW KCR INTERCHANGE AND HA WONG YI AU. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE VARIOUS SIGNS AND BENCHES ALONG THE TRAIL.
PAMPHLETS WITH MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF FACILITIES WILL SOON BE DISTRIBUTED TO ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS AND HOUSING ESTATES.
PHASE II OF THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS COVERING CLOUDY HILL AND FUNG YUEN AREA WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.
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