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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1983

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SPORTS EVENTS FOR SOUTHERN RESIDENTS

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ENTRANTS ARE BEING INVITED FOR A WALKATHON, A MARATHON RACE AND A TELEMATCH WHICH HAVE BEEN ORGANISED AS PART OF A SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER.

THE WALKATHON AND THE MARATHON RACE, IN WHICH SOME 1 000 RESIDENTS WILL TAKE PART ON NOVEMBER 6 AT THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK, WILL ALSO MARK THE OPENING OF THE THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

PARTICIPATION IN THE TELEMATCH ON NOVEMBER 13 AT THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND, WILL BE LIMITED TO 32 TEAMS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL SECTORS IN THE DISTRICT ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

CLOSING DATES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE MARATHON RACE, THE TELEMATCH AND THE WALKATHON WILL BE SEPTEMBER 30, OCTOBER 7 AND OCTOBER 15 RESPECTIVELY.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS WAH FU AND STANLEY SUB-OFFICES, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (SOUTHERN), AND THE ICAC WONG CHUK HANG SUB-OFFICE.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE THREE FUNCTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 5-540271.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

SUNDAY CARNIVAL ***

A +POPULATION AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION+ CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 25) AT THE MAIN SQUARE OF TELFORD GARDENS IN KOWLOON BAY.

THE CARNIVAL, ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL FEATURE AN EXHIBITION ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, 10 GAMES STALLS, AND A VARIETY SHOW.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER AN OPENING CEREMONY AT 1.30 PM.

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