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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1984

ITS FOUR TENNIS COURTS, EQUIPPED WITH SHOWERS AND

FLOODLIGHTS, ARE OPEN DAILY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 PM.

OTHER FACILITIES AT THE PLAYGROUND INCLUDE PLAY EQUIPMENT WITH SAFETY MATTINGS FOR CHILDREN, A POOL FOR MODEL BOATS AND A LANDSCAPED REST GARDEN WITH ARBOURS AND BENCHES,

THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER OF SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES GROUP MR WALTER KWOK; THE CHAIRMAN OF RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD. MR CHOW HOW-CHEN; AND THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OF TSUEN WAN, MR ADOLF HSU.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TSUEN KING CIRCUIT PLAYGROUND ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 18) AT

11 AM. A COACH WILL BE LEAVING KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 10 AM SHARP. AN INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE NTSD WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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ST JOHN AMBULANCE PRAISED FOR GOOD WORK

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THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, TODAY (SUNDAY) COMMENDED THE YUEN LONG AMBULANCE DIVISION OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, UPON ITS GOOD WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SPEAKING AT ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION, MR WILSON SAID, THAT LAST YEAR THE DIVISION PERFORMED OVER 200 DUTIES, HELPING MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

HE SAID, THE BRIGADE HAS A VERY WIDE SERVICE NETWORK. THERE ARE LARGE FUNCTIONS HELD IN THE DISTRICT, THEY WILL BE PRESENT.+

WHENEVER

AS EXAMPLES, MR WILSON SAID THAT OVER THE YEARS ST JOHN AMBULANCE MEMBERS HAD OFTEN BEEN SEEN PERFORMING DUTIES AT YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN COMMUNITY CHEST WALKS, THE TIN HAU PROCESSION AND ON SPORTS DAYS OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS.

HE SAID THAT THE BRIGADE HAD CONTRIBUTED CONSIDERABLY TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY ORGANISING, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, FIRST AID COURSES AND SEMINARS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.

BEFORE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE FORMER DIVISION PRESIDENT, MR WONG HOK-YEE, HANDED OVER THE PRESIDENCY TO HIS SUCCESSOR, DR TANG SIU-TONG.

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