FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1984
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AIDED-PLACES OFFERED IN OUTWARD BOUND COURSES
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GOVERNMENT HELP OF MORE THAN $167 000 WILL BE AWARDED TO DESERVING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP COURSES HELD AT THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL.
THE SUM WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE PLACES IN A NUMBER OF COURSES JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL.
A TOTAL OF 272 AIDED-PLACES WILL BE OFFERED FOR COURSES TAKING PLACE BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER.
COURSE FEES RANGE FROM $800 TO $4 250, BUT A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT NEED PAY ONLY HALF OF THE FULL AMOUNT.
PEOPLE WISHING TO APPLY FOR THE AIDED-PLACES, INCLUDING THE HANDICAPPED, SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS EARLY.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ALL THE 19 DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE.
ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO TELEPHONE 5-458511.
SHA TIN CYCLE PARK OPENS SUNDAY
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THE SHA TIN CYCLE PARK, RUN BY THE LOCAL SPORTS ASSOCIATION, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM SUNDAY (MAY 13).
SITUATED AT TIN SUM VALLEY, THE 2 200-SQUARE-METRE CYCLE PARK IS ONLY FIVE MINUTES' WALK FROM THE TAI WAI TEMPORARY RAILWAY STATION.
IT WILL BE A TRAINING GROUND FOR CYCLISTS AND WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE 13-KILOMETRE CYCLE TRACK NETWORK IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DONALD TSANG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LAU HON-KIT, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
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