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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1

CARNIVAL DRAWS LARGE CROWD

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LARGE CROWDS OF PEOPLE FLOCKED TO THE SECOND BEACH IN CLEAR WATER BAY TODAY TO JOIN A BEACH CARNIVAL FEATURING A SAND SCULPTUR ING COMPETITION.

MANY OF THEM BROUGHT ALONG THE IR CAMERAS TO TAKE PICTURES FOR A PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST.

POPULAR DISC JOCKEYS AND SINGERS ENTERTAINED VISITORS WITH POP MUSIC.

THE CARNIVAL WITH ITS SCULPTURING COMPETITION WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CHAMPION CLUB, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DÉPARTMENT, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST WAS SPONSORED BY THE UNITED ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION.

SOME 200 YOUNG TALENTS INCLUDING KINDERGARTEN PUPILS CREATED MORE THAN 50 SAND SCULPTURES.

FOUR WINNING TEAMS WERE CHOSEN BY A PANEL OF SIX RENOWNED SCULPTORS AND ARTISTS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION, CULTURE AND SPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHAN KWA I-SANG, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS OF NTSD, MR DAVID WEEKS, LATER PRESENTED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS TO WINNING TEAMS.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMPION CLUB, MR HO SAU-SHUN, THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION, MR SZETO CHUNG, AND THE PROGRAMME SUPERVISOR OF RTHK, MR HO KAM-KONG.

MEANWHILE, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN REMINDED THOSE WHO HAD TAKEN PICTURES AT THE CARNIVAL TO SUBMIT THE IR ENTRIES BEFORE NOVEMBER 3 (SATURDAY) TO ANY OF THE COLLECTION CENTRES LISTED IN THE ENTRY FORMS.

GOOD RESPONSE TO SOCCER TRAINING SCHEME

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THE PUBLIC HAD RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO THE YOUTH FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME, SAID MR RAYMOND CHAN, CHIEF RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER (SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THIS YEAR'S SCHEME AT THE MONG KOK STADIUM, MR CHAN SAID THAT MORE THAN 5 JJ1 YOUNG PEOPLE HAD BEEN TRAINED SINCE THE SCHEME STARTED IN 1921 AND ANOTHER 2 000 YOUNGSTERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 19 AGULL BE TRAINED THIS YEAR.

/THE HONG