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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1305

+ THE RECREATION AND CULTURE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISSIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS EXAMINED RECENTLY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT IN THE FUNDING OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES.

+ IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE, THROUGH THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO MANAGE SPORTS FACILITIES AND ORGANISE SPORTS EVENTS, COMPETITIONS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA, MR CHEUNG ADDED.

THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN NINE AND 14 TOOK PART IN THIS YEAR'S FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE AND THE BOTTLERS OF +COCA-COLA+.

THE SCHEME PROVIDES BASIC TRAINING IN SOCCER TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THOSE WITH POTENTIAL ARE SELECTED FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING IN THE SPORT.

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NEIGHBOURS HELP TO FIGHT CRIME STRESSED ******

COOPERATION AMONG RESIDENTS IS VITAL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME CONCEPT WILL ENHANCE THE IR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ALERTNESS, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE SAID THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME, IN WHICH SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS JOIN TO FORM SMALL GROUPS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, WILL HELP IMPROVE THE LAW AND ORDER SITUATION.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT'S FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN, MR CHAN SAID THAT IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, MORE THAN 1 200 HOUSEHOLDS FROM WAH FU, SHEK PAI WAN, WONG CHUK HANG AND AP LEI CHAU ESTATES PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME, AND ABOUT 72 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS WOULD BE FORMED IN SOME 20 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING BLOCKS.

CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR JOSEPH CHAN, ALSO CALLED ON RESIDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CRIME PREVENTION BY BEING MORE CAUTIOUS WITH THE IR BELONGINGS AND KEEPING THEIR CARS AND PROPERTIES LOCKED.

THE DISTRICT'S FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE. THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE WESTERN POLICE DISTRICT, IS DIRECTED THIS YEAR AT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME AND DRUG ABUSE.

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