Instructor Mike Regan (right) with Florence Chow, A K McLoughlin and Chris Tam Kwok-wing	THEY may not have the flawless swing of Tiger Woods, but 55 members of the Force, both civilian and disciplined, have definitely improved the standard of their glof since attending a series of training courses organised by the Police Golf Society. The first group of 12 trainees recently completed their first round of golf at Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course and while their scores were not in the relam of Tiger,a munber of rising stars of the furture were identified.
¡@The training was devised in conjunction with the Force's Healthy Life Style Campaign and focused on providing affordable tuition to those members of the Force who may have previously been deterred from taking up golf because of the the prohibitive costs inivolved. ¡@Training took the form of a six-hour introductory course coverinig the basic skills of grip, alignment, stance, posture and swing which was spread over four Saturday afternoons at the Police Training School. This was followed by a two -day intermediate course coverinig more advanced techniques, rules and etiquette and culminated in a round of golf at the South Course of the Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course.
¡@The fees for the introductory and intermediate courses were $400and $1,000 respectively, including the cost of playing at Kau Sai Chau. One of the couse participants, Tony Carroll, SP KRCCC had nothing but praise of the coursed and commented that "both offered extremely good value for money as well as a good insight into the sport ." All participants are eagerly awaiting the next opportunity to test their skills at Kau Sai Chau. ¡@The Police Golf Society Intends to run another series of training courses starting in December. Anyone interested in attending should request an application form from Mark Foster, A/SP, ADV ASSPO before 1 November. Fax:27869130. Telephone:2746-3407.	Coaching at the putting green of Kau Sai Chau is instructor Simon Wong
Polices Officers' Club Children's Swimming Gala 1997 Race results
8-to-9-years-old boys freestyle winners	POC's Eric Ho with winners of grils 100m breaststroke

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. For more information call SIP Kenny Yeung: 2804-1126; or IP Jim Walker: 2804-1139 of Sports & Recreation. FORCE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SPORTS DAY Will be held on 18 October between 2pm and 6pm at the grass pitch inside the Police Sports & Recreation Club, Sai Yueng Choi Street, Mongkok. The Sports/Games Day are organised to promote the idea of a healthy lifestyle among police officers and their family members. There will also be simple tests to measure a person's endurance and aerobic fitness level. All games are suitable for children. Enquiries: 2860-3404. ANNUAL SPORTS AWARDS - 1997 Chairmen of all police clubs, as well as formation commanders are reminded to submit nominations for the Purdon Shield, the Watson Cup and the Force Colours Award for Sports covering the period from 1 September 96 to 31 August 97 - which will then be considered during the November 1997 Police Sports Council Meeting. Forward nominations to CSP PS (Attn: SP S&R PS) before 1 November 97. Enquiries: 2804-1122. POLICE ORIENTEERING CLUD The first orienteering event of the 97/98 season, the 5th Annual Paddy Birney Memorial Long Distance Pairs Event, will take place on Thursday 9 October in the Ma On Shan area. This is the first of three events the Police Orienteering Club will organise during the season. Any officer who wants to receive event details directly can contact the club's chairman Richard Morgan (2860-3667, fax: 2861-2541), or vice-chairman William Chan Hung-him (2860-2523; fax: 2866-2530). LAWN BOWLS CLUB Twelve lawn bowls teams have been placed in two divisions of six for this year's competition for the coveted Wallis Trophy. Things get under way today at 2pm at the POC ( CPB "A" v WDIST; PIs v TKE; and C&IIB v KE Crime "A"), and at the PSRC (TWDIST v CPB "B"; EUNTN v LT Dist; and KE Crime "B" v IHQ). For more information and schedules call club chairman Wong Cheuk-ching: 2797-4265; fax: 2341-9248. FORCE ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA Take places on 7 October (Tuesday) from 10am to 5pm at the Tai Wan Shan Swimming Pool, Hung Hom, Kowloon. Details of events and entry forms will be circulated shortly. DEADLINE for these entries is 26 September. Competitors are advised to approach their respective DSRO (or equivalent) for further details. FORCE SWIMMING TEAM RESULT: On 29 August, the Force team came third (Bronze/2nd runner-up) at the Fire Services Inter-Departmental 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay competition. 1997 POLICE TENPIN BOWLING NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP Held at PSRC Bowling Centre, Boundary Street at 2pm, on 7 October. Open to all serving Force members including regulars, auxiliaries, traffic wardens and civilian staff. All participants who have been selected as Force representatives for the years 1995/1996, 1996/1997 and 1997/1998 are not eligible to participate. Female participants will enjoy a 15-point handicap per game. Page 7298 9979 on or before 30 September to register. Entries will be based on a first come first serve basis. All participants are required to pay entry fee of $120 (including game fee - 6 games). ADVENTURE CAMP The Police Adventure Club is organising an adventure camp from 26 - 28 September (Friday to Sunday) in Tai Mei Tuk. This is a golden opportunity for officers and their family members (aged 12 and above) to join in a series of outdoor activities that include hiking, camping, learning the basics of rock-climbing, canoeing and sailing. Participants are to arrange their own leave - and pay only those expenses they incur. Space is limited, so for details and early enrollment call chairman of the Police Adventure Club, Chan Kam-hoi: 2860-4038; (pager 71163363 - 7768). 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. ¡@Full details of the various events including dates, times and courses of fire can be obtained from the District Staff Relation Officer. Enquiries: 2860-3425.