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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1985

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YUEN LONG DB ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN

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MR TAI KUEN WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD AT A MEETING THIS MORNING.

ALSO AT THE MEETING, MR TANG NAI-MAN WAS ELECTED THE BOARD'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL.

ENROLMENT IN LEARN-TO-SWIM TO START

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THE URBAN COUNCIL'S POPULAR +LEARN-TO-SWIM+ COURSES WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT MORE THAN 10 230 PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR.

ALTOGETHER, 341 CLASSES DIVIDED INTO SIX SERIES WILL BE ORGANISED. OF THE TOTAL, 299 CLASSES WILL BE FOR BEGINNERS, 34 FOR SWIMMERS OF INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND EIGHT FOR THOSE OF ADVANCED LEVEL.

EACH SERIES WILL LAST FOR FIVE WEEKS WITH THREE ONE-HOUR SESSIONS PER WEEK.

THE FIRST SERIES WILL COMMENCE ON APRIL 15 AND ENROLMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED AS FROM SATURDAY (APRIL 6).

DETAILS OF ENROLMENT ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION FORMS WHICH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE COUNCIL'S VARIOUS SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES. ENTRY FEE FOR EACH APPLICANT IS $20.

THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

THE OTHER FIVE SERIES WILL START ON MAY 20, JUNE 24, JULY 29, SEPTEMBER 2 AND OCTOBER 14 RESPECTIVELY. ENROLMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED A WEEK BEFORE THE START OF EACH SERIES.

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