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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1984

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+CLEAN FOR CHARITY+ RAISES $50 000

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A SUM OF $50 000 WAS RAISED FOR THE COMMUNITY CHEST AT THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING'S CLEAN FOR CHARITY+ OPERATION HELD AT THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK IN TSUEN WAN.

FROM 10 AM, MORE THAN 200 VOLUNTEERS FROM 17 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS INCORPORATIONS GROUPED THEMSELVES INTO TEAMS AND BEGAN COLLECTING RUBBISH IN THE PARK.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELAINE CHUNG, SAID THAT THE EVENT RAISED FUNDS FOR THE CHEST, AND ALSO SPREAD THE CLEAN HONG KONG MESSAGE.

MONTH.

MISS CHUNG WILL PRESENT THE $50 000 TO THE CHEST EARLY NEXT

TODAY'S EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE +CLEAN FOR CHARITY+ ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND THE CHEST.

NT SWIMMING POOLS TO RE-OPEN SHORTLY

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THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES IN KWAI SHING, SHA TIN AND YUEN LONG WILL BE RE-OPENED ON THURSDAY (MARCH 1), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

AT THE FANLING COMPLEX, THE HEATED MAIN POOL, WHICH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE THROUGHOUT, WILL HAVE ITS AIR BUBBLE REMOVED IN EARLY APRIL, WHILE ITS OTHER POOLS WILL ALSO RE-OPEN ON MARCH 1.

THE DAILY SESSIONS AT THE KWAI SHING AND SHA TIN COMPLEXES WILL BE: 7 AM TO 9.15 AM, 9.45 AM TO 12 NOON, 1 PM TO 4 PM, AND 4.30 PM TO 6.45 PM.

AT THE FANLING AND YUEN LONG COMPLEXES, THE HOURS WILL BE: 9 AM TO 11.30 AM, 12.30 PM TO 3 PM, AND 3.30 PM TO 6 PM, AN ADDITIONAL SESSION, FROM 7 PM TO 9 PM, WILL BE ARRANGED AT FANLING.

MEANWHILE, A NEW ADMISSION SYSTEM WILL BE INTRODUCED.

AN ENTRANCE FOR CHILDREN-AND-FAMILY GROUPS WILL REPLACE THE FORMER CHILDREN-ONLY ENTRANCE SO THAT PARENTS OR GUARDIANS MAY ENTER THE POOLS TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 14.

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