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SUNDAY, NE 16, 1985

THE RSD MANAGES 26 GAZETTED BEACHES SUITABLE FOR SWIMMING IN THE SAI KUNG AREA, ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND ON THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

AND ALTHOUGH SOME OF THEM MAY TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT TO REACH, THEY WERE LESS CROWDED, HE SAID.

LIFEGUARDS ARE ON DUTY AT ALL BEACHES MANAGED BY THE RSD

AT LEAST FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM.

AT SOME OF THE MORE POPULAR BEACHES THE LIFEGUARDS ARE PRESENT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DURING THE PEAK SWIMMING SEASON.

INFORMATION ABOUT BEACHES IN THE VARIOUS NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE RSD DISTRICT OFFICE.

INVITATION TO RUN COMMUNITY HALL, CENTRES ****

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ARE BEING SET UP TO RUN THE SEVEN COMMUNITY CENTRES AND A COMMUNITY HALL IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

+APPOINTMENT LETTERS ARE BEING SENT OUT, AND THE MEMBERSHIP WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES,+ HE SAID.

+THE IR DUTIES ARE MAINLY TO OVERSEE AND ENCOURAGE THE UTILISATION OF THE PREMISES, AND TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN PLANNING FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY CENTRE FACILITIES, HE ADDED.

THE SEVEN COMMUNITY CENTRES AND A COMMUNITY HALL WERE HANDED OVER TO THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT THIS MONTH.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED LOCAL REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE FACILITIES AND PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS.

+ IF THEY ARE SUBVENTED WELFARE AGENCIES, NON-PROF IT-MAKING ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS MACS, ACS AND DB, OR LOCAL COMMITTEES RECOGNISED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THEY MAY EVEN BE EXEMPTED FROM CHARGES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

/+THE FACILITIES .................