SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1983
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MR WONG SAID THAT IN ORDER TO FIND OUT RESIDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS COURTESY, A TOTAL OF 20 000 QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT ALL MTR BRANCHES OF THE HANG SENG BANK.
THOSE WHO RETURN THE COMPLETED FORMS BEFORE NOVEMBER 5 WILL RECEIVE A BOOK-CLIP AND A CHANCE TO WIN VALUABLE PRIZES, INCLUDING A DEPARTMENT STORE CASH COUPON WORTH $5 000, A WATCH AND A DINNER FOR 12.
THE GRAND FINALE OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA ON NOVEMBER 27, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY RADIO AND TELEVISION ARTISTES, AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE COMPETITIONS.
THE CAMPAIGN, COSTING $700 000, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD, COMMERCIAL RADIO, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORTATION, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, EAST TSIM SHA TSUI PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION AND NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
BENEFITS OF SPORTS STRESSED
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT HE WAS HAPPY TO QUOTE THE SAGES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
SPEAKING AT THE FIRST JOINT SWIMMING GALA OF THE PO LEUNG KUK COLLEGES AT KOWLOON TSAI SWIMMING POOL, MR HAYE SAID CONFUCIUS HAD REMARKED1 +A KIND-HEARTED MAN ENJOYS WALKING IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE AN INTELLIGENT MAN ENJOYS WATER SPORTS+.
+STUDENTS ARE NOT CONTENT MERELY WITH EXAMINATION RESULTS, AND THIS PROMPTS ME TO QUOTE ANOTHER SAGE, THE LATIN JUVENAL: 'YOUR PRAYER MUST BE FOR A SOUND MIND IN A SOUND BODY',+ THE DIRECTOR SAID.
SWIMMING WAS UNDOUBTLY SUITED TO PUPILS IN HONG KONG WHERE WE HAVE SUCH A PLEASANT CLIMATE AND MAGNIFICENT BEACHES, MR HAYE OBSERVED.
+THE URBAN COUNCIL IN RECENT YEARS HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL
MORE FACILITIES BY BUILDING SWIMMING COMPLEXES SUCH AS THIS. AND MORE SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE ORGANISING LESSONS IN SWIMMING AND LIFE-SAVING, MR HAYE ADDED.
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