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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1984

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SPORTS AND RECREATION FOR KWUN TONG FOLK

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TWO RECREATION AND SPORTS SCHEMES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN KWUN TONG BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

ONE, FOR FACTORY WORKERS OF BOTH SEXES WHO MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE, WILL START ON APRIL 29 AND GO ON FOR TWO MONTHS,

IT IS TO PROVIDE WORKERS IN THE DISTRICT WITH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SERVICE SAID.

+A WORKER WHO JOINS THE SCHEME WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME A MEMBER AND WILL BE ISSUED WITH A MEMBERSHIP CARD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THIS WILL ALLOW THE MEMBER TO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS SPORTS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES.+

THE OTHER SCHEME, STARTING EARLY NEXT MONTH, IS FOR MEN AND WOMEN OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE.

KNOWN AS +RECREATION AND SPORTS SCHEME FOR PEOPLE BEFORE AND AFTER RETIREMENT+, IT WILL GIVE FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS TO THOSE TAKING PART.

IN ADDITION, SPORTS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WALKS AND SEA CRUISES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE RSS KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING, FOR ENQUIRIES TELEPHONE 3-436123.

FOOTBRIDGE TO REPLACE POK FU LAM CROSSING

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A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE IS TO BE BUILT ACROSS POK FU LAM ROAD NEAR HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.

THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK.

THE SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD NEAR THE UNIVERSITY HAS RECENTLY BEEN WIDENED TO THREE LANES.

THE 24-METRE-LONG FOOTBRIDGE WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SIGNAL-CONTROLLED CROSSING NEAR CHIU SHEUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

IT WILL BE TWO METRES WIDE AND CONSTRUCTED OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE.

WORK WILL COMMENCE IN JUNE AND BE COMPLETED IN ONE YEAR.

TENDERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BEFORE MAY 11.

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