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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1983

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DEMAND GROWS FOR TENNIS COURSES

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FOUR MORE NEW TENNIS COURSES FOR BEGINNERS ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG TENNIS ASSOCIATION TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND BY RESIDENTS.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE COURSES WHICH START NEXT MONTH, ARE NOW BEING INVITED AND WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVED BASIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RSS SAID TODAY.

THE FORMS AND FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RSS HEAD OFFICE IN WING ON CENTRE, CENTRAL, THE HONG KONG TENNIS ASSOCIATION IN QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, WAN CHAI, AND THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN SHA TIN, THE ENTRY FEE IS $20 A PERSON, HE ADDED.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, 11 +LEARN TO PLAY TENNIS+ COURSES WERE ORGANISED AND THE RESPONSE FAR OUTNUMBERED THE PLACES AVAILABLE, HE SAID.

MOST OF THE COURSES WERE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUTHS BETWEEN 8 AND 14, AND WERE HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL CLASS JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN SHA TIN,

+OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT ATTENDANCE IN THE COURSES HELD IS VERY GOOD INDEED - ALMOST 100 PER CENT. THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT SUCH COURSES ARE HELD ON WEEKENDS AND ON HOLIDAYS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EACH COURSE WILL CONSIST OF SIX TRAINING SESSIONS, AND WILL BE HELD ON WEEKENDS FROM OCTOBER 1 TO 16.

FRESH, SALT WATER TAPS OFF

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN HAPPY VALLEY WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT HOURS, FROM 10 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 15) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, TO FACILITATE MAINS CONNECTION WORKS.

PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED BY THE SUSPENSION ARE THOSE AT BROADWOOD ROAD, HOLLY ROAD, GREEN LANE, BROOM ROAD, BRIAR AVENUE, THE SECTION OF BLUE POOL ROAD BETWEEN CHEONG MING STREET AND TAI HANG ROAD, HAPPY VIEW TERRACE, WESLY VILLAGE, CHING MAN VILLAGE, SO KON PO COTTAGE AREA, INCLUDING 148-150 TAI HANG ROAD.

MEANWHILE SALT WATER SUPPLY TO YAU TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 8 AM TO MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 15) FOR MAINTENANCE WORKS.

THE SALT WATER CUT WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE YAU TONG DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE YAU TONG ESTATE AND THE KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE.

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