SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1979
LADY MACLEHOSE JOINS CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
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LADY MACLEHOSE VISITED SOME 300 STUDENTS IN A CHILDREN'S CAMP AT CHEUNG CHAU TODAY (SATURDAY) AND RECEIVED FROM THEM A SOUVENIR T-SHIRT WITH THE CAMP LOGO AND CHINESE CHARACTERS MEANING +I LOVE MY FAMILY.+
THE CAMP. FUNDED BY THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AND ORGANISED BY CARITAS - HONG KONG, IS THE ONLY ONE OPERATED FOR CHILDREN OF THE ISLAND THIS SUMMER.
WHEN LADY MACLEHOSE ARRIVED AT THE CAMPSITE, THE STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF GAMES INCLUDING BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, TABLE TENNIS AND FOLK DANCING.
THE THEME OF THE CAMP IS ON FAMILY LIFE AND, TO SIMULATE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, PARTICIPANTS ARE DIVIDED INTO FAMILY UNITS LED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS SERVING AS +PARENTS.+
APART FROM RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR THREE-DAY STAY, THE CAMPERS WILL ALSO HOLD SEVERAL INFORMAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE ROLE THEY PLAY AT HOME AND THE COMMON PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY, THE ACCESS ROAD FROM NATHAN ROAD INTO ARRAN STREET WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR MTR CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
DURING THE CLOSURE, ARRAN STREET FROM LAI CHI KOK ROAD TO A POINT 10 METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH NATHAN ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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