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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1983

SPORTS FESTIVAL TO FOSTER DISTRICT IDENTITY

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THE FIRST SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS FESTIVAL, FEATURING MORE THAN 20 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ATHLETIC EVENTS, WATER SPORTS, BALL GAMES AND COMPETITIONS, TELEMATCHES AND ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS, WILL BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 20 (SUNDAY).

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, MR CHOW KWEN-LIM, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, SAID THAT THE FESTIVAL IS AIMED AT FOSTERING A DISTRICT IDENTITY AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY BUILDING.

APART FROM THE CONVENTIONAL SPORTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THERE WILL BE FUNCTIONS SPECIALLY ORGANISED FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN, INCLUDING A WALK FOR THE ELDERLY, AND FUN SPORTS FOR JUNIORS AND BEGINNERS.

MR CHOW SAID ABOUT $280 000 WOULD BE SPENT ON THE TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL. MORE THAN HALF WOULD BE CONTRIBUTED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE BALANCE BY THE DISTRICT'S FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.

AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 9 AM ON FEBRUARY 20 AT THE MONG KOK STADIUM, FOLLOWED BY A FOUR-HOUR PROGRAMME WITH A VARIETY OF RACES AND PERFORMANCES FEATURING A MASS PARADE, A FOLK DANCE DISPLAY, A LONG DISTANCE RUN, A GYMNASTIC PARADE AND A RELAY RACE.

HIGHLIGHTING THE DAY WILL BE A TELEMATCH IN WHICH LOCAL RESIDENTS, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, TVB ARTISTS AND THE SEIKO FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE.

ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS IS FREE. DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES AND THE SHAM SHUI PO RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE.

CO-ORDINATED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE SPORTS FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, URBAN COUNCIL, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

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