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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1985

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG; PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, MISS CECILIA YEUNG; AND URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR AUGUSTINE CHUNG.

THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD ON THREE CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS WITH A TOTAL OF 32 TEAMS TAKING PART.

FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS FOR ELDERLY

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SCORES OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF SHA TAU KOK TODAY (SUNDAY) RECEIVED FREE MEDICAL EXAMINATION AT A HEALTH DAY FOR THE ELDERLY.

THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE ELDERLY ACTIVITIES AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP, WAS HELD AT THE OFFICE OF SHA TAU KOK RURAL COMMITTEE BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON.

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG KUEN, SAID THE EVENT WAS AIMED AT AROUSING AWARENESS AMONG OLD PEOPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH.

A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER AND MEMBERS OF THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE ERIGADE WERE ON HAND TO PROVIDE BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS AND WEIGHING SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.

TODAY'S PROGRAMME WAS PART OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THE ELDERLY BY THE COMMITTEE, AND DURING CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR SEASONS, LOCAL SENIOR RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO A CANTONESE OPERA AND A BANQUET.

+PLAY SAFE+ MESSAGE EMPHASISED

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THE IMPORTANCE TO PLAY SAFE IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS WAS FURTHER STRESSED ON THE 1985 LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THIS YEAR'S LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID ALL SPORTING ACTIVITIES OFFERED THE RELAXATION OF THE MIND WHICH WAS SO IMPORTANT IN A CITY LIKE HONG KONG WHERE THE TEMPO OF LIFE WAS FAST.

+ IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT, INHERENT WITH ANY OUTDOOR PURSUITS THERE IS A DEGREE OF CHALLENGE AND, LESS NOTICEABLY, AN ELEMENT OF RISK OR DANGER.

+ IF ONE DOES NOT OBSERVE THE BASIC SAFETY RULES, A VENTURE INTENDED TO BRING JOY AND SATISFACTION TO THE PARTICIPANTS MAY END LESS HAPPILY, +

/MR BARNES