NOTE TO EDITORS:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1977
OPENING OF KWAI CHUNG BASKETBALL PITCH
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WILL BE
A NEW BASKETBALL PITCH IN KWAI CHUNG -- A JOINT VENTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE ARMY AND LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN OFFICIALLY OPENED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 11 A.M.
MR. JAMES HAYES, TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER AND BRIGADIER J.L. CHAPPLE, COMMANDER, GURKHA FIELD FORCE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PITCH OPENING CEREMONY AT THE JUNCTION OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND HING HONG STREET.
THE PITCH WAS BUILT BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S SCHOOL IN TSUEN WAN WITH ALL THE MATERIALS AND SUPERVISORY EXPERTISE SUPPLIED BY THE 10TH PRINCESS MARGARET'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES.
IT IS ON AN AREA GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, A FRIENDLY MATCH WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN TEAMS FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE 10TH PMO GURKHA RIFLES.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY.
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN AM 2088 WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 10.20 A.M. TOMORROW TO TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO AND BACK FROM KWAI CHUNG.
AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE PUTTING UP 16 SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS FOR AUCTION ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 10).
THE AUCTION, THE 34TH SINCE MAY 1973, WILL BE HELD IN THE LECTURE HALL OF THE CITY HALL STARTING AT 10 A.M.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY.
THE NUMBERS THAT WILL BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
BK 1
65
HK8000
AR1234
2300
AA
11
BB 3
BL1111
2391
AD2828
BB 123
BM 200
HK 3939
AJ9000
BE 10
BM 929
14