XN000022-1983-05-27 — Page 14

13.

FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1983

SPORTS DAY ON CHEUNG CHAU

***

A DISTRICT-WIDE SPORTS PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT FROM SUNDAY (MAY 29).

ENTITLED +VITALITY FOR ALL ISLANDERS, THE PROGRAMME TAKES THE FORM OF A FUN SPORTS DAY+ WHICH WILL BE HELD ON EIGHT SUNDAYS ON CHEUNG CHAU, TAI 0, PENG CHAU, SOUTH LANTAO, NORTH LAMMA, MUI WO, SOUTH LAMMA, AND TUNG CHUNG RESPECTIVELY.

SPONSORED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, THE EVENT IS AIMED AT PROMOTING SPORTS ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS CULTIVATING A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS AMONG RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE FIRST +FUN SPORTS DAY+ WILL BE STAGED THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CHEUNG CHAU SPORTS GROUND,

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WILL BE A SPECTACULAR FITNESS EXERCISE DRILL. MORE THAN 1 000 SPECTATORS ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN IN THE FUN AND FOLLOW THE DEMONSTRATIONS BY POPULAR TVB ARTISTS AND THE STATION'S MODELS OF FITNESS - MR VITALITY AND MISS VITALITY.

OTHER PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE TELEMATCHES AND ENTERTAINING GAMES FOR PLAYERS TO BE SELECTED ON THE SPOT FOR INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM MATCHES.

ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE DAY WILL BE A COMBINED TUG-OF-WAR AND BALL GAME, IN WHICH GUESTS, LOCAL LEADERS AND TVB ARTISTS WILL BE TESTED ON THE IR SKILLS WHILE COMPETING AGAINST SPECTATORS.

PRIOR TO THE TELEMATCHES, LEAGUE COMPETITIONS ON FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND TABLE TENNIS BETWEEN THE EIGHT RURAL AREAS INVOLVING ABOUT 230 PLAYERS WILL COMMENCE AT 10 AM. THE LEAGUE MATCHES WILL BE COMPLETED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR AFTER BEING PLAYED AT EIGHT DIFFERENT VENUES.

WINNERS OF COMPETITIONS FOR THE DAY WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES OR SOUVENIRS.

THE THREE OVERALL CHAMPIONS OF THE LEAGUE MATCHES WILL BE DETERMINED NEXT MARCH.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP: SENIOR RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES EAST), MR TAM PAK-HANG, URBAN SERVICES OFFICER (ISLANDS), MR IP KI-TITE TOGETHER WITH OTHER LOCAL LEADERS, WILL PRESENT THE PRIZES ON SUNDAY.

THE VITALITY FOR ALL ISLANDERS+ PROGRAMME IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE. THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

/14