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SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1990

LONG DISTANCE RUN AND CLEANING EXERCISE ON CHEUNG CHAU

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ABOUT 350 RUNNERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE CHEUNG CHAU LONG DISTANCE RUN TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING. THIS WILL ROUND OFF A SERIES OF LONG DISTANCE RUNS HELD ON THE FOUR MAIN ISLANDS OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT FOR 1989-90.

RUNNERS IN THE SIX-KILOMETRE RACE WILL START FROM CHEUNG CHAU SPORTS GROUND AT 11 AM, PASS THROUGH PEAK ROAD AT SAI WAN AND TURN BACK TO THE STARTING POINT.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT LONG DISTANCE RUN IS AN ANNUAL EVENT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, ISLANDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION, AND ISLANDS POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD AND ISLANDS ROTARY CLUB.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KIM SALKELD, WILL START THE RACK. HE WILL ALSO OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AROUND NOON.

IN THE AFTERNOON, A CLEANING FOR CHARITY DAY ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD AT TUNG WAN PLAYGROUND, CHEUNG CHAU.

ABOUT 200 STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS OF VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT WILL TAKE PART IN THE CLEAN-UP EXERCISE. THE FUNDS RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR LAM WAI-KEUNG, DISTRICT OFFICER MR SALKELD, ISLANDS DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER MISS LAU CHAN-YEE, AND THE DB'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MR KWONG KWOK-KAM OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM,

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CHEUNG CHAU LONG DISTANCE RUN THE CLEANING FOR CHARITY DAY TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

SHOULD

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

ASSEMBLE DEPARTMENT PIER IN CENTRAL AT 9.30 AM AND TAKE THE LAUNCH "MD5" TO CHEUNG CHAU.

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AT THE MARINE MARINE DEPARTMENT

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