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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1983

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SWIMMING LESSONS FOR CHILDREN

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SWIMMING CLASSES ARE BEING ORGANISED FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN THREE AND 13 IN THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS IN YUE WAN, CHAI WAN.

STARTING FROM MONDAY (AUGUST 1), THE ONE-MONTH CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT THE CHAI WAN SWIMMING POOL EVERY TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS FROM 7 AM TO 9 AM.

SPONSORED BY THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH, THE CLASSES ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ADVICE ACTION COUNCIL.

+SWIMMING IS A FAVOURITE SPORT FOR CHILDREN DURING THE HOT SUMMER VACATION AND GOOD AND PROPER TRAINING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE INTEREST OF THEIR SAFETY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES SAID.

HE RECALLED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT RECENTLY IN WHICH TWO CHILDREN, AGED THREE AND FIVE, DROWNED AT CHAI WAN.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S CHAI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT BLOCK 2 OF HING WAH ESTATE,

AT A BRIEF CEREMONY TODAY, MR JONES RECEIVED A CHEQUE FOR $2 909 FOR ORGANISING THE CLASSES FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH, MR LARRY LAW.

CROWN LAND SOLD ***

A PIECE OF CROWN LAND IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WAS SOLD BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT AT AN AUCTION HELD IN THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL THIS AFTERNOON.

THE SITE, WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 8 531 SQUARE METRES, IS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

IT WAS SOLD TO GLORYLAND LTD. FOR $12,6 MILLION, OR $1 476.97 PER SQUARE METRE.

TWO OTHER SITES, ONE IN SHA TIN AND ONE IN YUEN LONG, WERE WITHDRAWN FROM THE AUCTION BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BIDDERS.

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