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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1983

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500 TO COMPETE IN TUEN MUN ATHLETICS

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MORE THAN 500 ATHLETES IN TUEN MUN WILL COMPETE IN THE DISTRICT'S EIGHTH ATHLETIC MEETING ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 11).

STARTING AT 9 AM AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, THE CONTESTANTS WILL TAKE PART IN 55 TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS, INCLUDING LONG JUMP, HIGH JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP, DISCUS, SHOT PUT, JAVEL IN AND RELAY.

THE COMPETITIONS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS AND SIX DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

TROPHIES AND MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS WHO WILL LATER REPRESENT TUEN MUN IN THE THIRD NT INTER-DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEET NEXT MONTH IN SAI KUNG.

THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, AND THE NT SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION (TUEN MUN BRANCH).

THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRISTOPHER WONG; THE PRESIDENT OF THE TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LAU WONG-FAT: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR TANG TUNG-CHIU; AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR CHOW KAI-MING, WILL OFFICIATE.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EIGHTH TUEN MUN DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEET AT 9.30 AM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 11) AT TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND IN TUEN MUN.

FESTIVAL TO END WITH MUSIC, DANCING *****

THE TWO-MONTH WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL END ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 11) EVENING WITH A SHOW FEATURING SYMPHONIC BAND AND HARMONICA PERFORMANCES, A CHILDREN'S BALLET AND MODERN DANCES.

WINNERS OF THE FESTIVAL'S SINGING CONTESTS WILL ALSO PERFORM THEIR FAVOURITE NUMBERS FOR ABOUT 1 000 PEOPLE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE TWO-HOUR SHOW, TO BE HELD AT THE LOK SIN TONG WONG CHUNG MING SECONDARY SCHOOL.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, HR PHILIP CHOK, AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR CLIVE OXLEY, WILL PRESENT PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS TO WINNERS OF VARIOUS CONTESTS ORGANISED AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME.