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SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1989

LEARN TO SWIM SCHEME FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

AGAIN

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL

ORGANISE THE "LEARN-TO-SWIM" SCHEME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING THE FORTHCOMING SUMMER VACATION BETWEEN JULY 17 AND AUGUST 26.

A TOTAL OF 116 FREE CLASSES WILL BE HELD FROM MONDAY то SATURDAY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 5 PM IN THREE SERIES AT 11 PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORIES.

TWENTY CLASSES WILL BE ORGANISED AT THE PAO YUE KONG SWIMMING POOL CENTRE AND THE CHAI WAN SWIMMING POOL ON HONG KONG ISLAND,

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FORTY-TWO CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT FIVE PUBLIC POOLS LOCATED KWUN TONG, LAI CHI KOK, LEI CHENG UK, MORSE PARK AND TAI WAN SHAN IN KOWLOON.

ANOTHER 54 CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS

IN KWAI SHING, SHA TIN, YUEN LONG AND FANLING.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE QUALIFIED SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH THE CHILDREN, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN TO ENTER THE POOL AND REPORT ΤΟ INSTRUCTORS AND ASSESS THE PARTICIPANTS' SWIMMING ABILITY WITH THE AWARD OF CERTIFICATES.

LOTS

IN THIS EVENT, PARTICIPATION WILL BE DECIDED BY DRAWING OF AT THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION, OXFORD COMMERCIAL BUILDING, BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND 6.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE CLASSES WILL BE WELL OVER SUBSCRIBED. SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE DRAWING OF LOTS.

EACH SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOCATED A CLASS OF 30 AND SCHOOL CHILDREN NOMINATED TO TAKE PART IN THE COURSE ONE-HOUR LESSONS MUST BE BEGINNERS AND OVER 10 YEARS OLD.

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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN WESTERN

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WESTERN DISTRICT FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (APRIL 24) FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS BECAUSE OF ROAD WORKS.

THE EASTBOUND TRACK ON CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH DES VOEUX ROAD WEST TO A POINT ABOUT 220 METRES EAST OF THE JUNCTION WILL BE DESIGNATED A TRAM ONLY LANE.

SAME

AT THE SAME TIME, THE FOLLOWING TWO ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE MADE URBAN CLEARWAYS ROUND-THE-CLOCK:

WILMER STREET