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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1930
YUEN LONG ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN CLOSES TOMORROW
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD AT YUEN LONG STADIUM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT'S MONTH-LONG ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN.
A CAPACITY CROWD OF 5 000 LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE SHOW.
INCLUDED IN THE TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME WILL BE POPULAR SONGS AND ANTI-DRUG DRAMAS PRESENTED BY WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION PERSONAL ITIES.
YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG, AND THE DIVISIONAL POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, MR DAVID GALLOWAY, WILL BE GUESTS OF HONOUR.
TOMORROW'S VARIETY SHOW WILL BE THE LAST OF 30 ANTI-DRUG ACTIVITIES HELD IN THE DISTRICT SINCE THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED ON OCTOBER 18. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED AN ATHLETICS DEMONSTRATION, A CONCERT, A CHILDREN'S FUNFAIR, VARIETY SHOWS, FILM SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, CANTONESE OPERAS, SEMINARS AND TALKS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN ESTIMATED THAT 45 000 LOCAL PEOPLE, MOSTLY YOUNGSTERS, TOOK PART IN THE ACTIVITIES,
THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS PROVIDED $100 000 TOWARDS CAMPAIGN EXPENSES, WHILE LOCAL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ALSO DONATED MONEY.
THE CAMPAIGN WAS ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISING LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES. MR WONG KAM-YIP WAS CHAIRMAN.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN KING'S ROAD AREA ******
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO PHASES IN KING'S ROAD AREA FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 17) AND WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 19) TO PREPARE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE KING'S ROAD BUS AND TRAM PRIORITY SCHEME IN LATE DECEMBER.
FROM MONDAY, THE EXISTING URBAN CLEARWAYS DURING THE HOURS OF 7 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY WILL BE EXTENDED AS FOLLOWS:
* THE EASTBOUND SECTION OF KING'S ROAD BETWEEN
HOUSE NO. 993 AND A POINT 10 METRES EAST OF SHIPYARD LANE WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE EAST BY 85 METRES.
THE EASTBOUND