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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1980
MUI WO FOOTBRIDGE BEING REBUILT
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THE GOVERNMENT IS REBUILDING A BRIDGE USED BY RESIDENTS OF A VILLAGE NEAR MUI WO, LANTAU.
THE BRIDGE, OVER A STREAM, DEVELOPED CRACKS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND COLLAPSED IN AUGUST, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE TO THE 1 000 RESIDENTS OF LUK TEI TONG, WHO USED IT TO TRANSPORT THE IR PRODUCE TO MARKET.
IT WAS ALSO USED BY CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL.
A TEMPORARY WOODEN BRIDGE WAS BUILT. WHILE THE LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEE APPROACHED ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE FOR HELP IN BUILDING A NEW BRIDGE.
THIS WAS AGREED AND WORK STARTED LAST MONTH. THE BRIDGE BEING REBUILT AT A COST OF $70 000 IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY.
THE NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE IS ON THE SITE OF THE OLD ONE. IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ENGINEER, MR RAYMOND WONG.
LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO HOLD LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
THE FAIR IN TUEN MUN, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NEW TOWN, WILL BE HELD AT THE TUEN MUN SAN HUI PLAYGROUND.
SEVENTY STALLS AT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION ON JANUARY 9 IN THE COMMUNITY HALL OF TAI HING ESTATE.
THE FAIR IN YUEN LONG WILL BE STAGED AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM. A TOTAL OF 142 STALLS WILL BE AUCTIONED AT PING SHAN RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE ON JANUARY 8.
THE UPSET PRICE OF EACH OF THE STALLS IN BOTH FAIRS IS $50. THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 29 AND FEBRUARY 5, 1981.
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