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SUNDAY, APRIL 1. 1984

MR YUNG ESTIMATED THAT THE TRAINING SCHEME HAD ATTRACTED SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM THE DISTRICT.

+WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO RECEIVE SPORTS TRAINI TO ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF SKILLS, + MR YUNG SAID.

THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE RSS, MR LEE SHEK-YUE, DESCRIBED THE SCHEME AS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME.

IT INCLUDES TRAINING SESSIONS AND PERSONAL EVALUATION OF PROGRESS TO ENSURE THAT ATHLETES HAVE UNDERGONE CONTINUOUS TRAINING BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIONS.

MR LEE SAID THAT THOSE WITH GOOD RESULTS WOULD BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

TRAINING WILL COVER 100- AND 800-METRE RUNS, LONG JUMP, HIGH JUMP, SHOT PUT AND AEROBIC EXERCISES.

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SIX GROUPS ACCORDING TO THE IR AGE AND SEX.

MR LEE SAID THAT FOLLOWING INTENSIVE TRAINING, THE TOP 10 FROM EACH GROUP WOULD MEET IN OPEN COMPETITION AT A STADIUM EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR THE SUPER ATHLETE TITLES, DUBBED THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT +IRON MAN AND IRON WOMAN+.

+ IN ADDITION TO A TROPHY, THE CHAMPION OF EACH GROUP WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR ADVANCED TRAINING AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE,+ MR LEE SAID.

PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS SIMPLIFIED

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A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENCES AND PERMITS WILL BE INTRODUCED ON MONDAY (APRIL 2).

+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY IN FUTURE LODGE APPLICATIONS WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR BOTH LICENCES AND PERMITS

IN RESPECT OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.

+THIS WILL SAVE THEM FROM HAVING TO FILE SEPARATE APPLICATIONS WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THE LICENCES, AND THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THE PERMITS,* SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE U.S.D. AND THE AUTHORITY.

/THE LICENCE