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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990

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IN ADDITION, 23 OTHERS WERE AWARDED THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE'S LONG AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE CERTIFICATES.

HE ALSO PRESENTED AWARDS TO 12 STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAD BEEN CHOSEN AS THE MOST COURTEOUS IN DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC.

ABOUT 350 STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED THE EVENT.

EXCITING PROGRAMME FOR TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL

THE 12TH TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 28 TO PROVIDE SOME 40 RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE MONTH-LONG SPORTS FESTIVAL AT A CONFERENCE TODAY

(FRIDAY), TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LARGE RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS IN THE DISTRICT WOULD PROVIDE

PRESS RAYMOND YOUNG, SAID A NUMBER OF FACILITIES BUILT OR BEING PLANNED IMPETUS TO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT.

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY EARMARKED A 2,500-SQUARE METRE SITE IN TSUEN WAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS COMPLEX,' HE SAID.

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HE SAID THE TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL, FIRST HELD IN 1979 AND WITH KEEN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, HAD DEVELOPED ANNUAL EVENT IN THE DISTRICT.

ON THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR CHUNG WAI-PING, SAID THE FESTIVAL KICKED OFF WITH A GO-KART RACE AT SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND.

FESTIVAL'S WOULD BE

OTHER EVENTS WILL INCLUDE ARCHERY, MINI-SOCCER, FIVE-A-SIDE

SOCCER, HANDBALL, BASKETBALL, VOLLEY BALL, TENNIS, TABLE TENNIS,

AEROBIC DANCES AND CROSS-COUNTRY MARATHON.

THERE WILL ALSO BE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND THE ELDERLY AND THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE PERFORMANCES BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS TEAM.

THE SPORTS FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE FEDERATION OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATIONS.

THE EXPENDITURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $900,000, WITH $300,000, COMING FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD, $350,000 FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND THE REST FROM LOCAL DONATIONS.

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