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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1984

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IN YEARS TO COME AH KUNG KOK NEW VILLAGE WOULD FIND A MODERN DEVELOPMENT ON EITHER SIDE OF IT AND THE MAIN ROAD LINK TO MA ON SHAN IN FRONT IT WAS IMPORTANT THEREFORE THAT ITS OWN FACILITIES WERE OF A STANDARD COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEW TOWN.

+BY YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND COMMITMENT TO THE BUILDING OF THIS VILLAGE AND THE MONEY AND CARE YOU HAVE PUT INTO THE BUILDING AND DECORATION OF YOUR HOUSES, YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES HAVE SHOWN A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY FEELING.

+THIS IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT AND ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE CASE OF SHA TIN AS THE NEW TOWN EXPANDS, MR TODD CONCLUDED.

CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE NEW VILLAGE STARTED IN MAY, 1982.

EACH FAMILY HAS BUILT A TWO-STOREY HOUSE WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 1 000 SQUARE FEET.

SOME HOUSES HAVE ALREADY BEEN OCCUPIED, WHILE THE FINISHING TOUCHES ARE BEING PUT TO OTHERS. HOWEVER, ALL 65 FAMILIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THEIR NEW HOMES BY CHINESE NEW YEAR.

TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 200 GUESTS.

SPORTS BODIES OFFERED TECHNICAL ADVICE

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THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IS READY TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ADVICE TO PROMOTE SPORTS

DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (RECREATION AND SPORT), MR DICKEN YUNG, AT A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT THE WANCHAI SPORTS GROUND.

MR YUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET OF THE FOUR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AT WHICH MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS TOOK PART.

MR YUNG SAID FUNDS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO SUBSIDISE SPORTS EVENTS.

MR YUNG ALSO SAID THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE EDUCATED

IN AN ALL-ROUND WAY.

+ATTENTION SHOULD NOT ONLY BE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, BUT ON MORAL, PHYSICAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AS WELL.

*WHILE BOOK LEARNING IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ADOLESCENTS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HEALTHY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT MAY EXERT SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THEIR MENTAL GROWTH, OUTLOOK ON LIFE, ABILITY TO SEE THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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