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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1980
GOODWILL VISIT BY UK CHINESE COMMUNITY
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THE WINNER OF THE 1980 MISS CHINA TOWN GREAT BRITAIN COMPETITION, MISS CEZAR INE LEE WAI-YAN, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR A TWO WEEK HOLIDAY AS PART OF HER PRIZE.
NISS LEE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SEVEN SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE MIDLANDS CHINESE ASSOCIATION, BASED IN BIRMINGHAM, WHO ORGANISED THE COMPETITION.
DURING HER STAY IN HONG KONG, MISS LEE WILL CALL ON THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK, MR STEPHEN WONG, WHEN SHE WILL ALSO MEET THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR A. DE 0. SALES- THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN- AND OTHER LOCAL DIGNITARIES.
ONE PURPOSE OF BOTH THE COMPETITION AND THE VISIT IS TO FOSTER CLOSER TIES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
ON HER ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK, MISS LEE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE WHICH MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND.
THEY SHOULD BE IN THE AIRPORT GROUND FLOOR PRESS ROOM BY 5 PM (BA 021 ON WHICH MISS LEE IS TRAVELLING IS DUE TO LAND AT 4.45 PM). MR DONALD STRANGE OF THE NTA INFORMATION UNIT WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE MEDIA,
MAJOR RAIL WORK IN KOWLOON TONG
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL BE CARRYING OUT MAJOR RAIL ALIGNMENT WORK BETWEEN SURREY LANE AND BEACON HILL TUNNEL
IN KOWLOON TONG STARTING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE WORK WHICH INVOLVES SLEWING A SECTION OF THE TRACK ONTO A TEMPORARY ALIGNMENT TO ENABLE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW KOWLOON TONG STATION WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE.
A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT A NIGHT WORK PERMIT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO CARRY OUT SOME OF THE WORK AT NIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, SO AS TO AVOID HAVING TO SUSPEND NORMAL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
HE EMPHASISED THAT THE NOISE LEVEL WILL BE KEPT DOWN TO THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM. HE ALSO STRESSED THAT THE PLANT AND EQUIPMENT TO BE USED ON SITE WILL BE SOUND-INSULATED AND MUFFLED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
+THIS IS TO KEEP DOWN THE NOISE DISTURBANCE FOR THOSE LIVING NEAR THAT SECTION OF THE RAILWAY, HE SAID.
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