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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1979
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THE TRAIN WILL LEAVE RACE COURSE STATION AT 4.10 P.M. IN ADDITION, ONE ORDINARY PASSENGER TRAIN DEPARTING FROM TAI PO MARKET STATION WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 1.21 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS WISHING TO LEAVE THE PLEASURE GARDEN EARLIER.
ONLY ORDINARY CLASS RETURN TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE SOLD AT THE KOWLOOR AND MONG KOK STATIONS. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE RACE COURSE STATION FOR DOWN-TRAINS TO KOWLOON NOR AT NEW TERRITORIES STATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL TRAINS,
THE FARE FOR ADULTS WILL BE $4 EACH AND FOR CHILDREN $2 EACH.
JAPANESE YOUTH GROUP PAYS COURTESY CALL ON S.W.D.
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THE VISITING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF NAGANO PREFECTURE. JAPAN, MR. K. OHSAWA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF A 480-MEMBER JAPANESE YOUTH GROUP, +YOUNG HOPE, TODAY(THURSDAY) PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THEY WERE GREETED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL OFFICER FOR WEST KOWLOON, MR. LU YU-HUA.
DURING THE VISIT, MR. LEE WELCOMED THE GROUP AND EXCHANGED SOUVENIRS WITH THEM. MR. OKSAWA ALSO PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO 10 HONG KONG YOUTH WORK ORGANISATIONS.
MR. OHSAWA AND THE YOUTH GROUP, LED BY MR. K. TAKANAMI, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG THIS MORNING ON BOARD THE SHIP +CORAL PRINCESS.+ THEY ARE ON A GOODWILL TOUR OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES.
THE TOUR AN ANNUAL EVENT, IS THE SIXTH TO BE ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGANO PREFECTURE, ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOKYO, FOR THE WORKING YOUTHS OF THE PREFECTURE.
MR. OHSAWA IS HOSTING A PARTY LATER TODAY ON BOARD THE +CORAL PRINCESS+ FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL YOUTH GROUPS AND STUDENTS STUDYING THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE.
THE SHIP WILL LEAVE HONG KONG FOR MANILA TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
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