MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1980
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THE FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 4 800 CUBIC METRES AND THE ONE FOR SALT WATER 200 CUBIC METRES.
WHEN COMPLETED, THEY WILL FORM PART OF THE FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO THE TAI WO TSUEN DEVELOPMENT,
WORK ON THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY AND WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS.
EXHIBITION ON KWUN TONG DEVELOPMENT *****
AN EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF KWUN TONG WILL BE HELD IN MTR CHATER STATION FOR TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO JANUARY 5.
THE EXHIBITION, PRESENTED JOINTLY BY THE 'KWUN TONG TODAY' ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND THE MTR CORPORATION, WAS HELD EARLIER THIS MONTH IN KWUN TONG STATION AND ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.
THE 'PAST' PART WILL BE DEPICTED BY OLD PHOTOGRAPHS, SUCH AS THOSE OF THE SAU MAU PING LANDSLIDE IN JUNE 1972 AND THE LYEMUN FIRE LAST YEAR.
TRAFFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT KWUN TONG AND THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE FOCUSSED IN THE SECOND PART. THIS PART WILL ALSO TOUCH ON IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO SQUATTER AREAS, SUCH AS THE SUPPLY OF LEGAL ELECTRICITY AND PUBLIC WATER STAND PIPES.
THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT WILL BE ILLUSTRATED BY PLANNING MAPS.
CHRISTMAS DUTY FREE BRANDY
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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT PASSENGERS ARRIVING FROM MACAU DURING THE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS DAY (DECEMBER 26 AND 27) MAY BRING INTO HONG KONG FREE OF DUTY ONE BOTTLE OF PORTUGUESE BRANDY CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN ONE LITRE.
THIS CONCESSION IS ALLOWED IN LIEU OF THE NORMAL ONE-QUART BOTTLE OF GRAPE WINE.
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