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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1987

HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE

FIRST

NEW

TERRITORIES FENCING

COMPETITION HELD LAST YEAR WAS WELL RECEIVED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THIS YEAR, THE COMPETITION FEATURES NINE MEN'S FOIL TEAMS WITH MORE THAN 30 PARTICIPANTS FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.

THE COMPETITION WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FENCING ASSOCIATION, YAN OI TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE TUEN MUN GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE, AND SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE CEREMONY WERE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT; POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR G. H. COX; DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR JIMMY CHOW; CHAIRMAN OF YAN OI TONG, MR WONG SHUE; PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG AMATEUR FENCING ASSOCIATION, MR POON YIP-KUN; AND SOCIAL WORK OFFICER OF THE CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE TUEN MUN GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE, MR YAU CHUN-SHAN.

OPEN SPACE FOR YUEN LONG RESIDENTS

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LOCAL OPEN SPACE IS TO BE CREATED AT ON HING ROAD, YUEN LONG, TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.

THE OPEN SPACE,

MEASURING ABOUT 5,900 SQUARE METRES, WILL COMPRISE A SEVEN-A-SIDE SOCCER PITCH, SITTING-OUT AREA AND STORE/METER ROOM.

LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT. THE DEADLINE FOR TENDERS IS NOON ON OCTOBER 30.

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