NOTE TO EDITORS:
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1977
THOUSANDS ENJOYED SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME
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SOME 1,000 YOUNGSTERS LIVING IN EASTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE ENTERTAINED AT A VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO MARK THE CLOSE OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
MORE THAN 400 EVENTS HAD BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED IN THE SUMMER PROGRAMME BY SOME 60 VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND HAD PROVIDED MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
THE VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW, WHICH WILL FEATURE MAGIC SHOWS, A LION DANCE, AND PERFORMANCES BY JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS AND WELL-KNOWN LOCAL SINGERS, WILL BE PRECEDED BY A CLOSING CEREMONY TO BE OFFICIATED BY MISS CHRISTINE CHOW, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (EASTERN).
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW AT THE NORTH POINT KAIFONG ASSOCIATION HALL, JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT.
LAST ANTI-RABIES OPERATION FOR KOWLOON
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT THE FINAL ROUND OF ITS ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION DRIVE FOR KOWLOON AT WONG TAI SIN AND TAI HOM VILLAGE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 5 AND 6).
THE DOG INOCULATION TEAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVE CARRIED OUT A TOTAL OF 14 DISTRICT ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION DRIVES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON SINCE MAY THIS YEAR.
STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER 19, STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE OUTLYING ISLANDS TO COMPLETE THE HONG KONG-WIDE ANTI-RABIES OPERATION BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
DURING THE TWO-DAY OPERATION AT WONG TAI SIN AND TAI HOM VILLAGE, THREE TEMPORARY DOG INOCULATION CENTRES WILL BE SET UP AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
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JUNCTION OF MUK LUN STREET AND CHUN YAN STREET (AT SIDE OF CHUK YUEN BUS TERMINUS)=
JUNCTION OF SHEUNG FUNG STREET AND KAM FUNG STREET (AT SIDE OF HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK) - AND
* TAI HOM VILLAGE KAI FONG ASSOCIATION, 3A SUN HING ROAD,
TAI HOM VILLAGE.
THESE CENTRES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. DAILY. DOG OWNERS LIVING IN THESE AREAS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR PETS IMMUNISED AGAINST RABIES.