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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1984

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR YOUNG SAID: ORIENTEERING IS A HEALTHY OUTDOOR PURSUIT WHICH PROVIDES PHYSICAL EXERCISE IN THE OPEN AIR TEMPERED WITH THE MENTAL CHALLENGE OF MAP READING AND ROUTE SELECTION AS WELL AS THE STIMULUS OF COMPETITION. +

+THE SPORT IS A FAIRLY RECENT INTRODUCTION TO HONG KONG BUT IS FAST BECOMING POPULAR WITH YOUNGSTERS WHO PREFER AN INDIVIDUAL FORM OF OUTDOOR EXERCISE WITH GREATER INTEREST THAN SIMPLE JOGGING OR HIKING.+

HE SAID THAT AS THE TRIM COURSE IS CLOSE TO TOWN, HE WAS SURE IT WOULD SOON BECOME VERY POPULAR WITH ORIENTEERS AND HELP PROMOTE THE NEW SPORT.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE OPENING WERE DR LAWRENCE LEE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AND MR P.E. BIRNEY, PRESIDENT OF OAHK.

THE TRIM COURSE HAS A TOTAL OF 16 CONTROL POSTS. ORIENTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO LOCATE THESE POSTS ERECTED THROUGHOUT THE PARK IN NUMERICAL ORDER.

THE LOCATIONS OF THESE POSTS, EACH ABOUT ONE METRE HIGH WITH A LETTER CODE ON IT, ARE MARKED ON A MAP, WHICH HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY OAHK.

A GROUP OF POLICE CADETS LATER DEMONSTRATED THE USE OF THE COURSE TO THOSE PRESENT.

SEU CHAI WAN TO BE DEVELOPED

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A 400-METRE-LONG SEAWALL WILL BE BUILT AND ABOUT 13.5 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED RECLAIMED IN SIU CHAI WAN BAY.

THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIU CHAI WAN, WHICH LIES TO THE EAST OF CHAI WAN.

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT FEBRUARY AND TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

IN THE REMAINING STAGES, ADDITIONAL LENGTHS OF THE SEAWALL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, MORE LAND RECLAIMED AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDED.

THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES AND FOR THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY

FACILITIES.

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