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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1985

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OPEN VETERANS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP 1985

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THE HONG KONG OPEN VETERANS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP 1985 WILL BE HELD AT THE WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND ON OCTOBER 20.

IT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE ATHLETIC VETERANS OF HONG KONG AND THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORTS FOR PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 35 AND 75.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN AND WOMEN SECTIONS IN LONG JUMP, HIGH JUMP

HIGH JUMP, SHOT PUT, DISCUS, JAVELIN, AND RUNS RANGE FROM 100 METRES TO 5 000 METRES.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS FALLS ON OCTOBER 18 WHEN A 10-KILOMETRE ROAD RACE AROUND THE PEAK WILL BE HELD

IN THE EVENING.

ENTRIES FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND INDONESIA HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED. A GROUP OF ATHLETES FROM GUANGZHOU HAS ALSO EXPRESSED THEIR INTENTION TO TAKE PART IN THE MEET, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL TODAY.

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ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW OBTAINABLE FROM THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM. THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS AUGUST 31 (SATURDAY).

TRAFFIC CHANGES FOR NT CIRCULAR ROAD SECTION OPENING

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SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON THE SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD FROM SHA TIN TO FANLING WHEN IT OPENS NEXT MONTH, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE 15-KILOMETRE TRUNK ROAD WHICH EXTENDS FROM SHA TIN RACE COURSE TO FANLING WILL PROVIDE A FAST AND EFFICIENT LINK FOR THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS OF SHA TIN, TAI PO AND FANLING.

TABLING AN INFORMATION PAPER ON DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES REGION, MR LEE SHE-CHEE, SAID THAT THE TRUNK ROAD WOULD HAVE A SPEED LIMIT OF 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. THE EXISTING LIMIT ON SHA TIN ROAD FROM TSANG TAI UK TO THE RACE COURSE WOULD ALSO BE RAISED FROM 70 KPH TO 80 KPH AT THE SAME TIME.

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