SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1978
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DUTY FREE BRANDY
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THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT PASSENGERS ARRIVING FROM MACAU DURING THE TWO DAYS (FEBRUARY 8 AND 9) FOLLOWING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR DAY MAY BRING INTO HONG KONG A BOTTLE OF ONE LITRE PORTUGUESE BRANDY FREE OF DUTY IN LIEU OF THE CUSTOMARY ONE QUART BOTTLE OF GRAPE WINE.
METHADONE TREATMENT CENTRES
TO OPEN FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS ******
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT ALL THE METHADONE TREATMENT CENTRES WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
ALL THE 16 EVENING DETOXIFICATION CENTRES WILL BE OPEN FROM 6 P.M. TO 10 P.M., WHILE THE DAY DETOXIFICATION CENTRES WILL BE OPEN ONLY IN THE MORNING FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
THE FOUR MAINTENANCE CENTRES WILL BE OPERATING AS USUAL FROM 7 A.M. TO 9.30 P.M.
HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR MARINE DEPARTMENT
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ITS PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE WILL REMAIN OPEN AS USUAL THROUGHOUT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 7 TO 9.
OFFICES OF THE MACAU FERRY WHARF UNIT WILL OPERATE FROM 7.30 A.M TO 1.30 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD, AND THE VICTORIA SMALL CRAFT LICENSING SECTION AND THE ENTRY AND CLEARANCE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 11 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 8).
THE DEPARTMENT'S THREE PUBLIC CARGO HANDLING AREAS AT WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI AND KWUN TONG WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 7 AND 8). WORK WILL RETURN TO NORMAL AT 7 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 9).
VESSELS WITH VALID PERMITS MAY BERTH ALONGSIDE THESE AREAS DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
ALL OTHER SECTONS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.