THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1980
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR NORTH DISTRICT FESTIVAL
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SAN FUNG AVENUE IN SHEUNG SHUI, BETWEEN FU HING STREET AND JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 4) FROM 5 TO 6 PM FOR CELEBRATIONS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
DURING THIS PERIOD, THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STANDS IN SAN SHING AVENUE AND SAN HONG STREET AND THE BUS TERMINI OF ROUTES 76 AND 77 ALONG SAN FUNG AVENUE WILL BE SUSPENDED. THE TERMINUS OF ROUTE 79 WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE ONE FOR ROUTE 70.
IN ADDITION, BUS ROUTES 76 AND 77 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA FU HING STREET, SAN FAT STREET AND LUNG SUM AVENUE, STOPPING AT FU HING STREET, WHILE ROUTES 73 AND 79 WILL BE OPERATED DIRECTLY ALONG JOCKEY CLUB ROAD.
A SPECIAL BUS SERVICE WILL BRING SPECTATORS TO THE VARIETY SHOW TO BE HELD AT FANLING PLAYGROUND BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM.
IT WILL OPERATE BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI (FU HING STREET) AND FANLING SWIMMING POOL AT A FREQUENCY OF EIGHT MINUTES BETWEEN 6.30 PM AND 8 PM FROM SHEUNG SHUI AND 9.30 PM AND 11 PM FROM FANLING. THE FARE WILL BE 50 CENTS.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED AND POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
REMINDER ON SALE ARRANGEMENTS IN SCHOOLS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED ALL HEADS OF SCHOOLS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE CODE OF PRACTICE RELATING TO THE SALE OF SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
THIS CODE, FIRST ISSUED IN 1975, STRESSES THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT RESTRICT THE SALE OF SCHOOL BOOKS, UNIFORMS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO ONE SUPPLIER AND THAT PRICES FOR SUCH ITEMS SHOULD BE KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
THE CODE ALSO MAKES IT CLEAR THAT PARENTS ARE FREE TO PURCHASE SCHOOL SUPPLIES WHERE THEY THEMSELVES WISH.
IN A CIRCULAR ISSUED TO THE SCHOOL HEADS, THEY WERE ASKED TO HAVE ON PROMINENT AND PERMANENT DISPLAY COMPREHENSIVE PRICE LISTS OF ALL ITEMS FOR SALE IN SCHOOL PREMISES, INCLUDING +TUCK SHOP+ ITEMS. ALL SCHOOLS WERE FIRST ASKED TO DO THIS IN JANUARY 1979.
THE DEPARTMENT WAS CONFIDENT THAT SCHOOL AUTHORITIES WOULD CONTINUE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY BY FOLLOWING THE CODE OF PRACTICE AND BY DISPLAYING THE PRICE LISTS.
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