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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1987

LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY ON SUNDAY

THE 1987 LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY WILL BE HELD AT THE DODWELL'S RIDGE POLICE CADET SCHOOL IN SHEUNG SHUI THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 8).

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATIONS, VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES, AND SEMINARS ON A NUMBER OF POPULAR LAND SPORTS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS MOUNTED BY LEADING LAND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.

THE EVENT 18 ORGANISED BY THE LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN WORKING PARTY TO DELIVER THE "PLAY SAFE" MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS TO MORE SPECIFIC TARGET GROUPS.

THE DAY WILL START OFF WITH A ROLLER SKATING DEMONSTRATION AT 9.25 AM, FOLLOWED BY AN OPENING CEREMONY WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG AS THE OFFICIATING GUEST.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN WORKING PARTY SAID THE ANNUAL EVENT IS HELD TO STRESS THE "PLAY SAFE" MESSAGE IN VIEW OF THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN LAND SPORTS.

"WITH CORRECT KNOWLEDGE IN THE PARTICULAR SPORT CONCERNED AS WELL AS CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE, MOST OF THOSE ACCIDENTS. CAN BE AVOIDED," HE SAID.

VISITORS CAN ENJOY VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES INTRODUCING SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR LAND SPORTS LIKE ORIENTEERING AND CYCLING.

THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO PARTICIPATE SAFELY IN LAND SPORTS THROUGH A SERIES OF TALKS BY EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, SUCH AS HIGH ALTITUDE TREKKING, AND TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE DEMONSTRATIONS IN CYCLING, CYCLING ON ROLLERS, ORIENTEERING, ARCHERY, AND ROLLER SKATING.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE EVENT. SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO BRING THEM FROM THE SHEUNG SHUI KCR STATION TO THE VENUE BETWEEN 9 AM 11 AM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT то BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 8) AT THE DODWELL'S RIDGE POLICE CADET SCHOOL IN SHEUNG SHUI.

DEMONSTRATIONS WILL BEGIN AT 9.25 AM AND THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM.

YAN-LUNG,

MEMBERS OF