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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1983

NO LIFE GUARDS ON BEACHES DURING WINTER

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LIFE SAVING SERVICES AT ALL 29 GAZETTED PUBLIC BATHING BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND OUTLYING ISLANDS WILL BE SUSPENDED AS FROM THURSDAY (DECEMBER 1), DURING THE COLD SEASON.

THERE WILL BE NO LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY AT THESE PUBLIC BATHING BEACHES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

ALL POOLS AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, THE KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL AND YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOL WILL AT THE SAME TIME BE CLOSED FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE UNTIL NEXT SPRING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HOWEVER, THE HEATED-MAIN POOL AT THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL WILL SOON BE RE-OPENED ON COMPLETION OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE WORK. AN AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE IS BEING ERECTED OVER THE POOL TO KEEP OUT THE WINDS.

SPORTS CARNIVAL FOR RESIDENTS

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THOUSANDS OF KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN AND KWUN TONG RESIDENTS WILL BE TAKING PART IN ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM DANCE- IN SESSIONS TO THREE-A-SIDE BASKETBALL MATCHES AT THE KOWLOON EAST SPORTS CARNIVAL NEXT MONTH.

THERE WILL ALSO BE TELEMATCHES FOR CHILDREN AND OLDER FOLK, AND ARCHERY, ROLLER SKATING, REBOUND EXERCISES AND CART RACE AT THE CARNIVAL, TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11 AT THE KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND.

THE KOWLOON EAST SPORTS CARNIVAL IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, AND WILL BE OPENED BY URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR WALTER SULKE.

ITS AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THE JOY OF SPORTS AND RECREATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION.

THE CARNIVAL IS OPEN TO ALL FREE OF CHARGE. APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING RSS DISTRICT OFFICES:

KOWLOON CITY (3-7128500), WONG TAI SIN (3-377103) AND KWUN TONG (3-436123).

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON EAST SPORTS CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND FROM 1.45 PM TO 5 PM ON DECEMBER 11 (SUNDAY).

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