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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1989

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ORIENTEERING COMPETITION IN SOUTHERN TOMORROW

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TWENTY TEAMS OF ABOUT 60 ORIENTEERING ENTHUSIASTS FROM SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL PUT THEIR SKILLS TO THE TEST IN A COMPETITION IN THE SCENIC TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

THE "ORIENTEERING IN TAI TAM" COMPETITION IS ORGANISED AS PART OF THE CURRENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL BY THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (DFOG) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG SCOUT ASSOCIATION AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE.

IT AIMS TO PROMOTE RESIDENTS' INTEREST IN SPORTS PURSUITS.

OFFICIATING AT A STARTING CEREMONY AT 10 AM WILL BE SOUTHERN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DAVID LEUNG; CHAIRMAN OF THE DFOC'S RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMES WORKING GROUP, MR JOSEPH CHAN; DFOC MEMBERS MR LAM HON-KEUNG, MR TENNY HUNG AND MR CHAN KWONG; AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

COUNTRY PARK ROAD, WHICH IS ABOUT 10

THE STARTING AND FINISHING POINT IS NEAR THE MANAGEMENT CENTRE IN TAI TAM RESERVOIR MINUTES' WALK FROM PARKVIEW.

THE TEAMS WILL SET OFF AT INTERVALS TO SEARCH FOR MARKERS BEARING DIFFERENT SCORES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE PARK ACCORDING то A MAP TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISERS.

THE FIVE TEAMS WHICH SCORE THE HIGHEST MARKS WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND SOUVENIRS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE

COMPETITION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE "ORIENTEERING IN TAI TAM" COMPETITION TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) FROM 10 AM ΤΟ 1 PM IN TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK.

THE STARTING AND PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONIES WILL RE HELD NEAR THE COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE IN TAI TAM RESERVOIR ROAD.

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