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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1986

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ENTRIES INVITED FOR SAI KUNG ROAD RACE

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SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS IN SAI KUNG WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN A LONG DISTANCE ROAD RACE TO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMING SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG SPORTS ASSOCIATION,

SAI KUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE FIFTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR ON FEBRUARY 13.

THE ANNUAL SPORTS EVENT IS AIMED AT PROVIDING LOCAL

RESIDENTS WITH A HEALTHY ACTIVITY DURING THE FESTIVAL, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE RACE WILL START FROM THE LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE AND FINISH AT THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE RACE, WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS, ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE ORGANISING PARTIES AND ANYONE AGED 14 AND ABOVE IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE.

AS ENROLMENT IS LIMITED TO 300, IT WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT THE RSD'S SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 3-2814149.

8 WOMEN REMINDED TO GET NEW I.D. CARDS

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED WOMEN BORN IN 1943, 1944, 1945 AND 1946 TO APPLY FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS BEFORE FEBRUARY 7.

+ IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE EIGHT NEW F.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 59 384 APPLICATIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 37 216 WOMEN IN THIS TARGET GROUP HAVE NOT YET APPLIED.

+TO AVOID THE LAST MINUTE RUSH, THEY ARE ADVISED TO COME EARLY, HE SAID.

'APPLICANTS MAY