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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989

EXCITING PROGRAMME FOR TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL

THE UNDER

HAS

11TH TSUEN WAN

A WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMME OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS EVENTS BEEN ARRANGED FOR RESIDENTS OF TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BEGIN ON NOVEMBER 4.

DETAILS OF THE MONTH-LONG SPORTS THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, AT (FRIDAY).

FESTIVAL WERE ANNOUNCED BY A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY

LARGE

RECREATIONAL AND THE DISTRICT WOULD

A NUMBER OF MR SHUI ALSO SAID THAT SPORTS FACILITIES EITHER BUILT OR BEING BUILT IN PROVIDE IMPETUS TO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT.

WU CIRCUIT

THE TSUEN KING

CHUNG PUBLIC

POOL HAD SWIMMING SHING MUN VALLEY PARK, T90 OPENED, AND NEW FACILITIES SUCH AS THE KUNG TAM PARK AND THE TSUEN WAN AUDITORIUM WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN.

"IT IS HOPED THAT THESE FACILITIES ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT," HE SAID.

WILL

HELP PROMOTE

SPORTS

MR SHIU NOTED DISTRICT SPORTS FESTIVALS.

THAT TSUEN WAN WAS THE

PIONEER

IN

HOLDING

AND,

INTO AN

FIRST HELD IN 1979 "THE TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WAS WITH KEEN SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, IT HAS DEVELOPED ANNUAL EVENT IN THE DISTRICT WITH REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS.

"THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PAST FESTIVALS HAVE MADE

IN SUCCEEDED

BRINGING

AND EFFORTS YEAR, " HE SAID.

ON

THIS

YEAR'S

ABOUT

PROGRAMMES, THE

BETTER

CHAIRMAN

PROGRAMMES

EVERY BACH

OF THE

EXECUTIVE

FESTIVAL WOULD OPEN WITH A COMMITTEE, MR CHUNG WAI-PING, SAID THE MARATHON SWIMMING COMPETITION AT APPROACH BEACH ON NOVEMBER 4.

OTHER

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED

TABLE TENNIS

AND MARTIAL ARTS

DEMONSTRATIONS BY TEAMS FROM CHINA.

IN ADDITION,

MINI-SOCCER,

A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS EVENTS INCLUDING ARCHERY, HANDBALL, TENNIS, BASKETBALL, SOCCER,

AND

GO-KART

FIVE-A-SIDE

DANCE, AEROBIC BADMINTON, CROSS-COUNTRY MARATHON WOULD BE HELD AT VARIOUS VENUES.

TABLE TENNIS,

RACING

"THE PROGRAMME ALSO INCLUDES A BOXING COMPETITION,

MR CHUNG SAID. EVENTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND THE ELDERLY,

AND SPECIAL

BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT THE SPORTS FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED

TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE FEDERATION OF THE SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATIONS.

$350,000

FROM

THE

EXPENDITURE IN THE FESTIVAL IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $1 MILLION,.

THE FROM

DISTRICT BOARD, WITH $300,000 COMING REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND THE REMAINDER FROM LOCAL DONATIONS.

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