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TURDAY, MARCH 30, 1985

THE RSD WILL MANAGE ALL PUBLIC RECREATION AND SPORTS FACILITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ORGANISE A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMMES.

THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE THE CONTROL OF 76 CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS, 187 PARKS AND GARDENS, NINE GRASS SOCCER PITCHES, 34 HARD-SURFACED MINI-SOCCER PITCHES, 61 BASKETBALL COURTS, 22 VOLLEYBALL COURTS, 13 BADMINTON COURTS, 23 TENNIS COURTS, NINE RUNNING TRACKS, FOUR ROLLER SKATING RINKS, 20 SQUASH COURTS AND TWO MULTI-PURPOSE INDOOR GAMES HALLS, AND SIX SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES.

IT WILL ALSO MANAGE THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL. THE YUEN LONG LUT SAU HALL AND THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL, AS WELL AS 15 PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND ONE MOBILE LIBRARY IN THE RÉGION,

OTHER FACILITIES IT WILL MANAGE ARE: THE SHEUNG SIU FOLK MUSEUM IN SAI KUNG AND THE TUNG LUNG FORT ON TUNG LUNG ISLAND, FOUR HORTICULTURAL NURSERIES, THE MAIN PUBLIC CEMETERY AT WO

HOP SHEK TWO SMALLER CEMETERIES AT CHEUNG CHAU AND LANTAU ISLAND AND TWO PUBLIC CREMATORIA AT KWAI CHUNG AND SHA TIN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE RSD WILL BE SERVED BY AN INFORMATION DIVISION LOCATED AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF SWIRE AND MACLAINE HOUSE (AUSTIN CENTRE), ROOM 105, 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSUI. THE UNIT'S TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE 3-7213852, 3-7231528 AND 3-7231648.

INDUSTRY CHIEF ON WORLD WIDE PROMOTIONAL TOUR *****

THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON MONDAY (APRIL 1) ON A MONTH LONG PROMOTIONAL VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOY, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.

IN LONDON, MR YAXLEY WILL BE TALKING TO THREE BRITISH ELECTRONICS COMPANIES WHICH ARE CONSIDERING INVESTING IN HONG KONG. IN ADDITION HE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STANDARDS AND QUALITY POLICY UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND WITH THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE TALKS IS TO HELP THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER WHAT FURTHER ACTION IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO TAKE IN ASSISTING HONG KONG INDUSTRIALISTS TJ UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS.

HR YAXLEY