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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1981
PARTICIPATING TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO TRY OUT THE EXPERIMENTS SET UP AT THE CENTRE, AND WILL ALSO RECEIVE SMALL SAMPLES OF VARIOUS RAW PLASTIC MATERIALS.
THE WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FROM JANUARY 13 TO 24. OPENING HOURS ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS ARE FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM, AND ON SATURDAYS FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON.
THE SCIENCE TEACHING CENTRE 13 LOCATED AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON 5-774001 EXT. 38.
BARBECUE PARK BEING BUILT AT TAI O
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ISLANDS DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD IS FUNDING A $28 000 BARBECUE PARK AT TAI 0, LANTAU.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES A PAVILION AND THREE BARBECUE PITS FOR USE BY LOCAL PEOPLE AND VISITORS.
THE PARK, MEASURING 168 SQUARE METRES, LIES BETWEEN TAI O ROAD NEAR HANG MEI AND A NATURAL STREAM CALLED KWAI FAI CHE. A PUBLIC CAR PARK IS SITUATED NEARBY.
THE PROJECT AND ITS LOCATION WERE PROPOSED BY TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE.
THE PAVILION WILL BE BUILT IN MODERN STYLE WITH THREE CONCRETE BENCHES.
WORK STARTED IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND WILL BE COMPLETED LATER THIS MONTH. IT IS BEING SUPERVISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT WORKS OFFICE.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON YUNG TAI-WAI ON JULY 9, 1979 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT.
YUNG WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF HUI KA-WING IN ABERDEEN ON NOVEMBER 6, 1978.