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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1984

MR CHEONG-LEEN ADDED THAT TRAGICALLY SEVEN PERSONS HAD BEEN DROWNED IN SWIMMING ACCIDENTS THIS YEAR BUT POINTED OUT THAT THIS FIGURE COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH HIGHER BUT FOR THE VIGILANCE AND SKILLS OF THE 547 PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARDS EMPLOYED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, 188 VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARDS FROM THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY ALSO CONTRIBUTED THEIR SERVICES.

THIRTEEN DELEGATIONS FROM 12 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ARE TAKING PART IN THE 5TH ASIA PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE ASIA PACIFIC LIFE SAVING COUNCIL.

THE FIVE-DAY CONFERENCE, ENDING ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 8) WILL PROVIDE THE FORUM FOR AN EXCHANGE OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY IN LIFE SAVING AND OTHER ADVANCES IN WATER SAFETY AMONG DELEGATIONS FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, CHINA, MACAU, INDONESIA, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, JAPAN, CANADA AND HONG KONG.

THE 4TH ASIA PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE ATTRACTED CONTESTANTS FROM AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, HONG KONG AND MACAU. THE ONE-DAY COMPETITION WILL BE HELD AT THE MORRISON HILL SWIMMING POOL ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 7), STARTING AT 3 P.M.

THERE WERE NO LIFE SAVING COMPETITIONS DURING THE FIRST ASIA PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE WHICH WAS ALSO HELD IN HONG KONG IN 1978.

BRIGHT CHRISTMAS IN KWUN TONG ****

A LASER EXTRAVAGANZA AND DISCO NIGHT WILL BE STAGED AT CHRISTMAS EVE AT TSUI PING ROAD PLAYGROUND IN KWUN TONG.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION THE SAME EVENING AT THE PLAYGROUND. APART FROM DISPLAY BOARDS, 14 TELEVISION SETS WILL BE INSTALLED TO SHOW A THREE-HOUR VIDEO PRODUCTION ON THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE CONCEPT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

THE EXHIBITION WILL START AT 6 PM AND ADMISSION IS FREE, WHILE THE LASER EXTRAVAGANZA AND DISCO NITE WILL BEGIN AT 8.15 PM.

ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE DISCO PARTY, AT $15, WILL BE ON SALE FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-404855.

THIS CHRISTMAS EVE FESTIVITY IS SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD AND THE KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB.

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