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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1975
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN TAI HANG TUNG
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A COLOURFUL PARADE INVOLVING SOME 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNGSTERS WILL BE HELD IN TAI HANG TUNG ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
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THE TAI HANG TUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHICH IS ORGANISING THE FUNCTION, IS ALSO SPONSORING A LANTERN-MAKING COMPETITION. OF ANY DESIGN MAY DE SUBMITTED BUT THEY MUST BE ABLE TO BE LIT UP AS THEY WILL BE USED IN THE PARADE.
THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL AND REGISTRATION OF ENTRIES IS NOW BEING ACCEPTED AT THE CENTRE'S OFFICE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO THE LIBRARY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CENTRE. THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE HALL WHEN PRIZES ARE PRESENTED AT A BRIEF CEREMONY AT 8 P.M. ON THE NIGHT OF THE PARADE BEFORE IT STARTS.
THE PARADE WILL WIND ROUND THE BLOCKS OF THE TAI HANG TUNG HOUSING ESTATE AND END UP IN THE PLAYGROUND WHERE GROUP GAMES, SINGING AND OTHER PERFORMANCES WILL ROUND OFF THE EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT.
NEW ROAD FOR TSING YI *****
A NEW ROAD WILL BE BUILT ON THE EASTERN PART OF TSING YI ISLAND TO SERVE THE TSING YI PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE PHASE WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THIS ROAD WILL EXTEND 600 METRES AND WILL BE COMPLEMENTED WITH A PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS.
THE WORKS ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE SYSTEM.
THE WORKS WILL TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE TO COINCIDE WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE TSING YI ESTATE PHASE I WHICH WILL PROVIDE 3,100 FLATS OF VARYING SIZES FOR ACCOMMODATION IN FEBRUARY 1977.