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The Charity School Challenge kicks off at 10 am on Sunday (May 19)at Kings Park football pitch, with a display by the Royal Logistic Corps' Band who are currently enjoying a short musical tour of the Territory,

Royal Marines will then make a dramatic entrance, fast roping into the arena from a Royal Air Force Wessex helicopter.

While the nine-to-11-year-olds compete for top honours in the school challenge, the public will be invited to participate in target golf- "beat the goalkeeper"

and paintballing.

They will also be encouraged to take part in the grand prize draw with top prizes including rides in one of the Royal Navy's Fast Pursuit Craft and a helicopter flight over Hong Kong.

The Royal Marines, who are based at 42 Cdo, Plymouth, United Kingdom, are nearing the end of their four-month detachment in Hong Kong and are following in the fund-raising footsteps of their predecessors who, earlier in the year, took part in "Rent- A-Royal" in aid of the Save The Children Fund.

Members of the press also invited to attend the Charity School Challenge, at Kings Park football pitch (old British Military Hospital football pitch), Kowloon, from 10 am onwards on Sunday (May 19).

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Air Quality Report for April

The Environmental Protection Department today (Wednesday) released air quality information for April 1996.

The purpose of the announcement is to keep the public informed of the air quality levels in the territory and to explain the measurements.

The

announcement contains monitoring results from Mong Kok, Central/Western and Kwai Chung, which represent three important land use types in the territory:

locations close to road traffic in built-up urban areas,

combined commercial and residential districts, and

districts close to industrial areas.