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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) now invites members of the public to join the new Customers Liaison Groups (CLGs) to be set up in 18 leisure venues starting September 14, 2002.

An LCSD spokesman revealed today (July 31), "The CLGs in the past two years were proved to have great success."

"Through meetings, participants were enthusiastic in voicing their valuable views and ideas on leisure services."

"Also, the Department has promptly followed up the suggestions made by members of the CLGs and considered such interactive communications have contributed remarkably to enhancing the quality and efficiency of the Department's leisure services," the spokesman added.

Members of the public who wish to join the new CLGs can obtain application forms from the 18 designated venues or the respective LCSD District Leisure Services Offices. The application form can also be downloaded from the Department's website at http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/forms/clg.html. Completed forms should be returned to the respective district offices or venues two weeks before the meeting of the respective CLGs.

The designated venues include Aberdeen Sports Ground, Morrison Hill Swimming Pool, Island East Sports Centre, Conference Room on 10/F of Sheung Wan Complex in Hong Kong District; Kowloon City Complex Indoor Games Hall (IGH), Pei Ho Street Complex IGH, Sam Ka Tsuen Sports Centre, Kwun Chung Complex IGH and Po Kong Village Road IGH in Kowloon District.

Other venues in the New Territories are Ma On Shan Park, Leung Tin Indoor Recreation Centre (IRC), Fung Kam Street IRC, North District Park, Tsing Yi IRC, Cheung Chau IRC, Yeung Uk Road IRC, Tai Po IRC and Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre.

The CLG meetings will be held on one designated Saturday between mid-September to early December this year at the venues listed above, except the meeting at Tsing Yi IRC in Kwai Tsing which is arranged on Friday, November 15.

Dates, times, recruitment dates and enquiry numbers of the 18 CLG meetings are as follows:

  Venue           Date and    Date on which      Enquiry

                  Time of     recruitment start

                  Meeting

  Aberdeen        14.9.2002   Available now      2555 0037

  Sports Ground   2.30pm

  Ma On Shan      14.9.2002   1.8.2002           2634 0142

  Park            3pm

  Leung Tin       14.9.2002   1.8.2002           2467 1594

  IRC             3pm

  Fung Kam        5.10.2002   5.9.2002           2475 2334

  Street IRC      10am

  Morrison        2.11.2002   15.10.2002         2891 7335

  Hill Swimming   2pm

  Pool

  North           9.11.2002   21.10.2002         2670 6155

  District Park   2.30pm

  Tsing Yi        15.11.2002  1.11.2002          2420 5292

  IRC             7pm

  Kowloon City    16.11.2002  1.10.2002          2716 1007

  Complex IGH     2.30pm                         2762 2063

  Pei Ho Street   16.11.2002  7.10.2002          2386 0945

  Complex IGH     3pm

  Cheung Chau     16.11.2002  28.10.2002         2981 6285

  IRC             3pm

  Yeung Uk        16.11.2002  15.10.2002         2212 9727

  Road IRC        2.30pm

  Island East     23.11.2002  23.9.2002          2564 2497

  Sports Centre   3pm

  Sam Ka Tsuen    23.11.2002  15.10.2002         2797 3822

  Sports Centre   10am

  Conference Room 30.11.2002  28.10.2002        2853 2561

  10/F,           3pm

  Sheung Wan

  Complex

  Tai Po          30.11.2002  9.11.2002         2654 1406

  IRC             2.30pm

  Kwun Chung      7.12.2002   7.10.2002         2302 1274

  Complex IGH     3pm                           2302 1275

  Po Kong         7.12.2002   1.11.2002         2350 0019

  Village Road    2.30pm                        2325 3585

  IGH

  Tseung Kwan O   7.12.2002   4.11.2002         2701 2317

  Sports Centre   3pm

End/Wednesday, July 31, 2002

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