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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1986

TUEN MUN MINI-OLYMPICS

A COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT ******

TUEN MUN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE THEIR SPORTING SKILLS AND FOSTER COMMUNITY SPIRITS IN THE TUEN MUN MINI-OLYMPICS TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE MONTH-LONG PROGRAMME, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN SELBY, SAID THE EVENT THE FIRST OF SUCH SCALE IN THE DISTRICT WAS AIMED AT COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENHANCING RESIDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING TO TUEN MUN.

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MORE THAN 1 000 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE VARIOUS SPORTS COMPETITIONS HELD DURING THE OLYMPICS+. ONE SPECIAL FEATURE IS THAT THEY COME MAINLY FROM RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, AND VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.

MOREOVER, THOSE WORKING OR STUDYING IN THE DISTRICT COULD TAKE PART IN A LONG DISTANCE RUN AND TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS, HE ADDED.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 86 TUEN MUN MINI-OLYMPICS ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR TANG TUNG-CHIU, SAID THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE OPENING CEREMONY ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 2) AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTSGROUND WOULD BE AN ALL-STAR TELEMATCH. OTHER PROGRAMMES OF THE OPENING CEREMONY WOULD BE A 4-BY-100-METRE RELAY RACE, A FIVE-KILOMETRE RACE, AS WELL AS OTHER TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.

ARTISTES FROM ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED WOULD COMPETE IN THE ALL-STAR TELEMATCH AGAINST TEAMS FROM THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD, VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDE THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN SELBY, AND MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LAU WONG-FAT. THERE WOULD BE A FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY WITH PARTICIPATING TEAMS ON PARADE AT THE VENUE.

THE GRANDSCALE SPORTS MEET WILL START AFTER THE OPENING WITH A SERIES OF MINI-SOCCER, TABLE-TENNIS AND BADMINTON COMPETITIONS.

ABOUT 40 TEAMS REPRESENTING RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS FROM THE FOUR GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS IN THE DISTRICT WILL TAKE PART IN THE KNOCK-OUT COMPETITIONS.

TO ADD TO THE FUN RESIDENTS CAN ALSO JOIN THE +GUESS THE CHAMPION TEAM+ COMPETITION HELD BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TUEN MUN STAR NEWSPAPER. ATTRACTIVE PRIZES LIKE CAKE COUPONS, BOWLING GAMES COUPONS AND CINEMA TICKETS WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS.

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