MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1980
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+ALSO, THE OFFICE WILL BE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS, HE SAID.
CONGRATULATING ALL CONCERNED FOR THEIR INITIATIVE AND FORESIGHT IN PROVIDING THE PROJECT, MR AKERS-JONES SAID HE HOPED THE EXCELLENT FACILITIES WOULD BE HEAVILY USED BY SHA TIN ORGANISATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS.
JOINING MR AKERS-JONES IN A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WERE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GERRY HIGGINSON, MR WONG PO-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD'S ARTS SUB-COMMITTEE, AND MR NG CHAN-LAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION.
THE BOARD HAS PURCHASED OVER 1 000 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS TO STOCK THE LIBRARY AND RECRUITED TWO PART-TIME SUPERVISORS TO RUN IT.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN FROM 5.30 PM TO 9.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND SATURDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
IT WILL BE CLOSED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND CHRISTMAS AND BOXING DAYS.
CIVIL AVIATION CHIEF LEAVES FOR PUBLIC HEARING IN LONDON
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THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR BRIAN KEEP LEFT FOR LONDON TONIGHT TO ATTEND A PUBLIC HEARING BY THE UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY CONCERNING AN APPLICATION BY THE BRITISH CALEDONIA AIRWAYS TO VARY A LICENCE WHICH IT HOLDS FOR FAR EAST SERVICES.
THE HEARING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 19) AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THREE TO FOUR DAYS,
BRITISH CALEDONIA HAD APPLIED TO AMEND ITS LICENCE FOR THE FAR EAST TO INCLUDE HONG KONG AND MANILA IN ITS LONDON-BAHRAIN- SINGAPORE AIR-ROUTE.
MR TREVOR THORPE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION WILL ACT AS DIRECTOR DURING MR KEEP'S ABSENCE.
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