MORE than 300 officers gathered at the Police Sports and Recreation Club to take part in the Marine Sports Day and to compete in nine land and four water games. ¡@In the past, the event's contestants vied for medals in land games such as ball competitions, running, tug-of-war and the like. This was the first time the contest included water games such as dumbo tow with heaving line, swimming with life jacket, life buoy rescue and underwater treasure hunt - all utilising the commonly used skills of Marine Police.

¡@Land sports included tennis, table-tennis, squash, basketball, indoor-5-a-side football, tug-of-war, ladies 60-metre run, 300-metre x 4 relay and a veteran 3.5K run - in which Marine Regional Commander Tony Ferrige finished in a respectable time. ¡@Marine East Division were overall champions of the day, winning they medals in eight games.

SPORTING NOTES "DISCOVER MAI PO" CHARITY WALK ¡@Discover Mai Po is a unique weekend outing event unlike any other fund raising programme in Hong Kong. It provides an opportunity for local people to see Hong Kong's leading nature reserve while raising money for the WWF - World Wide Fund For Nature Hong Kong. The charity walk will be held on Sunday 30 November and all are invited to participate or sponsor those walking. Last year 106 police officers and their families took part in the walk and raised $37,000. To find out how you can be a part of it all call SIP Kenny Yeung: 2804-1126; or IP Jim Walker: 2804-1139 of Sports & Recreation. POLICE TABLE TENNIS CLUB ¡@The Force Table Tennis Club is running technique improvement courses from 5pm to 7 pm on Mondays and Fridays from 1 September to 17 October at the PSRC. Cost: $50. All regular and auxy police officers, as well as civilian staff are welcome. Call Mr Lee of the PSRC: 2319-0009. KOWLOON WEST REGIONAL SPORTS DAY ¡@The 1997 Kowloon West Regional Sports Day will be held on 7 November at the PSRC between 9am and 5pm. TUEN MUN DISTRICT FISHING CLUB ¡@The newly-created Tuen Mun District Fishing Club is now signing up members. All officers, civilian staff and their families of the district are welcome to join the activities of the club. Says ADC, ADM, TM Superintendent Alan To, who is also the chairman of the club: "The long coastline of Tuen Mun makes it an ideal fishing area. The fresh air and picturesque scenery all come together to make it a wonderland for anglers." Anyone interested in joining the club call the DSRO, TM: 2456-5341. POLICE SHOOTING CLUB ¡@With the kind approval of Commandant PTS, live firing practice has been arranged at PTS indoor range between 1pm and 6pm every Saturday afternoon. While all members are welcome, it is emphasized that parking facilities are restricted to the football pitch next to drill shed. Enquiries: 2319-0017 or 2779-2812. ANNUAL FORCE SHOOTING COMPETITION ¡@Top guns of the Force are welcome to participate in this year's Annual Force Shooting Competition between 1 September and 31 October. ¡@Organised by the Weapons Training Division, this is a major Force sporting event open to all serving officers qualified to carry arms. Participants will compete for eight trophies. Four of them are team trophies, namely the Sir Robert Black Trophy, DCP OPS's Trophy, Thorpe Trophy and DPT's Trophy. ¡@The four individual trophies are: Commissioner's Cup, DCI's Cup, Lomas Cup and DMS's Cup. ¡@The preliminary rounds of this year's competition begin on 1 September for three days at May House Indoor Range and Kowloon East Operation Base Range. The semi-finals will take place at Arsenal House Range on 17 October. The finals will be held at PTU HQ on 31 October. ¡@The competition includes both team and individual events for officers of the Uniform Branch and crime stream as well as categories for specialist units. ¡@Each district or formation should form up a six-player team and each member of the team can compete for individual trophies. ¡@Full details of the various events including dates, times and courses of fire as well as entry forms, can be obtained from the District Staff Relation Officer. ¡@The closing date for entries is 4 August. Late submissions will not be considered. Enquiries to the Firearms Instructors Supervisor D T Stanfield: 2860-3425. MEDICAL CHECK-UPS ¡@The Helen Lee Siu-foon Institute of Sports Medicine is again offering its services to Force members and their families. The clinic is in Sha Wan Drive, Sandy Bay. Those interested in any of the four tests (Osteoporosis Bone Density Test; the General Health Check; the Comprehensive Health Check; and the Complete Physical Health Test), can contact Assistant Force Welfare Officer, To Ming-yin, at Personnel Services Branch HQ: 2804-1109.