THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1980
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ACTING GOVERNOR TO ATTEND
HONG KONG JING YING PRE-TOUR CONCERT
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER, WILL ATTEND THE HONG KONG JING YING PRE-TOUR CONCERT ON SATURDAY (JULY 26) AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
THE HONG KONG JING YING WILL LEAVE HONG KONG FOR ISRAEL AND CYPRUS NEXT WEEK TO ATTEND THE ISRAEL ARTS FESTIVAL IN TEL AVIV AND THE FIRST COMMONWEALTH FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL AND ARTS FESTIVAL IN CYPRUS.
THE GROUP CONSISTS OF YOUNG STRING PLAYERS (WESTERN), A CHINESE MUSIC ENSEMBLE AND YOUNG DANCERS.
THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE CONCERT AS GUEST PERFORMERS DIRECTED BY SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS, DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, LONDON.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONCERT +AN EVENING WITH THE HONG KONG JING YING+ ON SATURDAY (JULY 26) AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE. THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER, WILL BE ATTENDING THE CONCERT. HE WILL ARRIVE AT THE A.C. HALL AT 7.25 PM. ARRIVAL, SIR JACK WILL DOT THE EYES OF A LION WHICH WILL BE TAKEN TO ISRAEL AND CYPRUS.
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POST OFFICE OPENED IN KWAI SHING
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HONG KONG'S 77TH POST OFFICE WAS OPENED TODAY (THURSDAY) IN KWAI SHING ESTATE, TSUEN WAN, BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR A.C. HEATHCOTE, AND TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, DR JAMES HAYES.
THE POST OFFICE IS SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF BLOCK 7 OF THE ESTATE AND WILL SERVE ITS 56 000 RESIDENTS,
MR HEATHCOTE SAID HE RECOGNISED THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO MATCH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH THE PROVISION OF POST OFFICES, PARTICULARLY IN THE NEW TOWNS.
FOR EXAMPLE, HE SAID, IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ALONE, THERE WERE NOW NINE POST OFFICES ALL SITUATED AT POPULATION CONCENTRATION POINTS TO CATER FOR THE DEMANDS ARISING FROM BOTH THE DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS OF LOCAL SOCIETY,
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