MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1980
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SIX LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES
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LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS WILL BE HELD IN SIX DISTRICTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND SOME 780 STALLS WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC AUCTION SOON.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE FAIRS WOULD BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 29 AND FEBRUARY 5 TO COINCIDE WITH THE LUNAR YEAR END CELEBRATIONS.
+THIS YEAR, KWAI CHUNG AND TUEN MUN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN FAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME, AT THE KWAI CHUNG PLAYGROUND AND AT THE TUEN MUN SAN HUI PLAYGROUND, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
OTHER FAIRS WILL BE HELD AT SHEK WU HUT PLAYGROUND IN SHEUNG SHUI YUEN LONG SPORTS GROUND, TAI PO TEMPORARY RECREATION GROUND AT PLOVER COVE ROAD AND SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID DETAILS OF THE PUBLIC AUCTION OF THE STALLS WOULD BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
NORTH POINT BUS TERMINUS A PROHIBITED ZONE
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NORTH POINT FERRY BUS TERMINUS WILL BE DESIGNATED A +PROHIBITED ZONE + AND WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES FROM FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12).
EXCEPTIONS ARE THOSE WITH WRITTEN AUTHORISATION BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT.
PHOTOGRAPH OF DEPARTMENT HEAD
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