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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1984

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APART FROM ORGANISING DIVING COURSES, THE SPECIAL GROUPS UNIT ALSO CONDUCTS OTHER PILOT SCHEMES SUCH AS SKATING FOR THE MENTALLY HAND ICAPPED, WHEELCHAIRED TENNIS, CANOEING FOR PHABERS AND SOCCER COMPETITIONS FOR THE DEAF.

THE UNIT, ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 1982, IS PLANNING TO PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, TO MODIFY VARIOUS GAMES TO SUIT THEIR DISABILITY, AND TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS TO HELP THE UNIT.

SO FAR, OVER 10 000 HANDICAPPED PERSONS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 150 PROJECTS ORGANISED BY THE UNIT.

THESE PROJECTS RANGE FROM SWIMMING, PONY RIDING AND ARCHERY TO ANGLING, BALL GAMES AND ROLLER SKATING,

THE UNIT ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE DISABLED, SUCH AS THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION.

LOGO FOR YIN NGAI SOCIETIES

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THE GROWING NUMBER OF YIN NGAI SOCIETIES IN HONG KONG, GROUPS FORMED MAINLY BY HOUSEWIVES TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, WILL HAVE A LOGO OF THEIR OWN FROM TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE LOGO IS THE WINNING ENTRY OF A DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISED EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE SOCIETIES.

IT WILL BE USED BY THE SOCIETIES AS THEIR OFFICIAL LOGO IN LETTER HEADS, MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND POSTERS.

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AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION TODAY. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE LEI MUK SHUE YIN NGA! SOCIETY, MRS L.B. YUEN, PRESENTED A SHIELD AND A CASH PRIZE OF $500 TO THE WINNER OF THE CONTEST, MR Y.Y. KONG.

THERE ARE 23 YIN NGAI SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WITH A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 3 000.

SINCE 1980, THE SOCIETIES HAVE ORGANISED A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER IN WOMEN THE SPIRIT OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND NEIGHBOURL INESS.

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