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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1986 ·

WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK, AND SOME DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS STARTED THE RACE AT THE KAI TAK EAST PLAYGROUND, AND JOINED THE RUNNERS FOR PART OF THE WAY.

THE FASTEST RUNNER, MR WONG CHI-SAM, TOOK ONLY 29 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS TO FINISH THE NINE KILOMETRE RACE.

THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S EVENT WAS MISS CHAN SAU-PING WHO COMPLETED THE RACE IN 38 MINUTES AND 59 SECONDS.

MR CHUN SIU-KEI WON THE +OVER 40+ EVENT AND FINISHED THE RACE IN 35 MINUTES AND 7 SECONDS.

ANOTHER DISTRICT FESTIVAL ACTIVITY WAS HELD AT THE MORSE PARK OPEN-AIR THEATRE TODAY WHEN ABOUT 1 000 CHILDREN GATHERED FOR A DRAWING COMPETITION. THEY DREW THE IR MOST FAVOUR ITE PERSON AND THEIR IDEAL LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THERE WAS A PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION FINAL, PARTICIPANTS SPOKE ON THEIR VIEWS ON PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, THE WAYS TO BUILD A GOOD WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT, AND THEIR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.

ARTS CLUBHOUSE OPENS IN EASTERN *****

THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL WILL ORGANISE MORE EVENTS AND CLASSES TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW CLUBHOUSE AT BLOCK 11 OF CHAI WAN ESTATE TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, SAID SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL IN 1984 IT HAD CONTRIBUTED MUCH IN ORGANISING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

HE NOTED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD MADE PARTICULAR EFFORTS IN ASSISTING CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN ARTS AND CULTURE. IT HAD HELPED TO ORGANISE THE DISTRICT'S CHILDREN CHOIR, A DANCE GROUP, AND CLASSES IN DRAWING, HANDICRAFTS AND COMPUTERS.

THE CLUBHOUSE CONSISTS OF VARIOUS CLASSROOMS INCLUDING A DANCE HALL AND A COMPUTER ROOM.

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