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FRIDAY, SEPTEʼER 13, 1983

MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST THREE WINNERS IN EACH OF THE FOUR EVENTS IN INDIVIDUAL HEATS AND THE SCHOOLS OF THE CHAMPION, THE FIRST RUNNER-UP AND THE SECOND RUNNER-UP TEAMS WILL EACH RECEIVE A SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION,

IN THE GRAND FINAL, TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST THREE TEAMS IN EACH DIVISION TOGETHER WITH COUPONS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT.

PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE END OF EACH HEAT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT BODIES AND NON-GOVERNMENT

SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

THEY WILL INCLUDE THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF

SCHOOLS, MR JOHN DUNN; THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION, FR. C.J. BARRETT; MEMBER OF ANTI-SMOKING PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF HONG KONG HEART FOUNDATION, DR S.M. KONG; AND THE PERMANENT HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LAU WONG-FAT.

MR WONG SAID +THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE GRAND FINAL WILL BE A 400-METRE CELEBRITY INVITATION RELAY IN WHICH REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS FROM THE TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, HONG KONG COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED, CAPITAL ARTISTS LIMITED. THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS ASSOCIATION AND THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG LIMITED WILL TAKE PART,+

THE HEATS AND THE GRAND FINAL OF THE ATHLETIC MEET WILL BE COVERED BY THE TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED AND SCREENED IN ITS +SPORTS WORLD+ PROGRAMME ON OCTOBER 2, 9, 16 AND NOVEMBER 6 RESPECTIVELY.

NEED SEEN FOR MORE SERVICES FOR AGED

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THE GOVERNMENT MUST SEEK TO ACHIEVE AN EXPANSION OF SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR IAN MACPHERSON SAID TODAY (FRIDAY). HE SAID THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PEOPLE 60 YEARS AND OVER WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE PRESENT NINE PER CENT TO NEARLY 11 PER CENT BY 1986.

+LIKE MANY OTHER PLACES IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHICH HAVE UNDERGONE CHANGES IN LIVING STANDARDS, THE AGE STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION IN HONG KONG IS CHANGING, HE SAID.

MR MACPHERSON WAS SPEAKING AT A FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF THE TAOIST CHING CHUNG CARE AND ATTENTION HOME AT PING HA ROAD IN HA TSUEN, YUEN LONG.