XN000022-1983-10-14 — Page 6

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1963

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A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE AWARD SCHEME WAS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING WORKERS' SENSE OF BELONGING TOWARDS THE FIRMS AND RECOGNISING THE IR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE LOCAL INDUSTRY.

ASIDE FROM THE AWARD SCHEME, A SINGING COMPETITION FOR WORKERS

IN THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO BE HELD.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS OCTOBER 31. THE SEMI-FINAL WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 27 AND THE FINAL ON DECEMBER 4.

WINNERS OF THE SINGING CONTEST WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZES RANGING FROM $300 TO $2 000.

ENTRY FORMS FOR THE SINGING CONTEST AND THE NOMINATION FORMS FOR THE MODEL WORKER AWARD SCHEME CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ALL THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE.

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF FOU WAH CENTRE, 210 CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

LION ROCK MOUNTAIN CLIMBING COMPETITION

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A LION ROCK MOUNTAIN CLIMBING COMPETITION, SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, IS OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 16.

THE CLIMB, TO START AT 9 AM ON NOVEMBER 6 (SUNDAY), WILL COVER 3 500 METRES FROM TSZ WAN SHAN PLAYGROUND TO A PAVILION ON THE HILL VIA TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD AND SHA TIN PASS ROAD.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, THE EVENT AIMS AT PROMOTING INTEREST IN CLIMBING AS A SPORT AND LEISURE ACTIVITY, AND AT DEVELOPING SELF-RELIANCE.

THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR TANG TAI-CHUEN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL CONTESTANTS.

+VOLUNTARY WORKERS AND FIRST-AID TEAMS WILL BE STATIONED AT SITES WHERE THE PATHS ARE NARROW OR DANGEROUS, HE SAID.

IN ADDITION, DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP ALONG THE ROUTE.

APPLICANTS MUST PASS MEDICAL CHECK-UPS TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITION.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE CONTEST ARE AVAILABLE TILL OCTOBER 31 AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD; THE HUNG HOM BRANCH OFFICE, 32 WUHU STREET; THE HO MAN TIN BRANCH OFFICE, BLOCK 8, HO MAN TIN ESTATE; AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (KOWLOON CITY), 1 MA TAU KOK ROAD.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-7110171 CR 3-71285.