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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1983

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SWIMMING COMPETITIONS IN VICTORIA PARK

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COMPETITIONS IN DIVING AND SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING WILL BE HELD IN THE VICTORIA PARK SWIMMING POOL NEXT MONTH.

ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE CONTESTS ARE HELD ANNUALLY FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF TRAINING SESSIONS.

THE INTERMEDIATE AND ELEMENTARY DIVING COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 8, STARTING AT 7 PM.

THE SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE LIFE GUARD CLUB AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION, WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 15, STARTING AT 7 PM.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE COMPETITIONS FORM PART OF A PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE SPORTS.

+WINNING A MEDAL AFTER TRAINING GIVES AN INDIVIDUAL A SENSE

OF ACHIEVEMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THIS IS IMPORTANT AS IT IS OUR AIM THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH POTENTIAL WILL BE GIVEN FURTHER TRAINING,+ HE ADDED.

FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE RSS HEADQUARTERS IN WING ON CENTRE, CENTRAL, AND FROM ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES.

PUBLIC URGED TO BEWARE OF IMPOSTERS

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THE PUBLIC ARE BEING URGED TO GUARD AGAINST PEOPLE POSING AS STAFF OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND SOLICITING

TIN DONATIONS FROM THEM.

TWO PERSONS CALLED THE DEPARTMENT ON ITS HOTLINE RECENTLY TO REPORT THAT A WOMAN CLAIMING TO BE AN SWD STAFF MEMBER HAD VISITED THEIR FACTORIES IN KWAI CHUNG, REQUESTING DONATIONS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS AND HOMES FOR THE AGED.

ONE OF THE CALLERS SAID THAT THE WOMAN HAD ALSO APPROACHED OTHER FACTORIES, OBTAINING $50 FROM TWO OF THEM.

AN SWD SPOKESMAN SAID, WE AS A DEPARTMENT DO NOT NORMALLY ORGANISE FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES FOR WELFARE PROJECTS, EITHER FOR OURSELVES OR ON BEHALF OF OTHERS. SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT IF THEY ARE APPROACHED FOR DONATIONS BY ANYONE POSING AS AN SWD MEMBER.+

+THEY SHOULD ALWAYS ASK TO SEE HIS GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD FIRST AND IF THEY ARE STILL IN DOUBT, THEY SHOULD TELEPHONE THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE, THE PERSONNEL OFFICE AT THE SWD HEADQUARTERS AT 5-767542 OR THE DEPARTMENTAL HOTLINE AT 3-432255 FOR ADVICE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THOSE WHO FELT THEY HAD BEEN CHEATED WERE URGED TO REPORT TO THE POLICE.

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