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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1981
TUEN MUN COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS CELEBRATE NEW YEAR
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COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN TUEN MUN DISTRICT HELD A LUNAR NEW YEAR PARTY, ATTENDED BY 300 GUESTS, INCLUDING DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, MR AUGUSTINE CHUŤ KAM, WERE GUESTS OF HONOUR.
TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, SAID COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS HAD BEEN PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BUILDING THE NEW TOWN, IN PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC, AND IN PROVIDING CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE.
THE IR CONSTRUCTIVE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WOULD BE NEEDED EVEN MORE IN THE NEW YEAR WHEN TUEN MUN WAS ENTERING A NEW STAGE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
THE HOST ORGANISATIONS INCLUDED RURAL COMMITTEES, CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, TRADE AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND RESIDENTS' WELFARE ORGANISATIONS.
TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD PROVIDED $10 000 TO MEET PART OF THE COSTS OF THE PARTY.
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 13) AND SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 15).
FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY, THE EXISTING PUBLIC LIGHT BUS PROHIBITED ZONE AT CHEUNG WING ROAD IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE RESCINDED.
FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY, THE SECTION OF ROAD P1 BETWEEN LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND ROAD D3 IN SHA TIN WILL BE DESIGNATED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS PROHIBITED ZONE EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING CLEARWAY RESTRICTION AT ROAD P1 IN SHA TIN WILL BE EXTENDED WESTWARD FROM THE JUNCTION WITH LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD TO THE JUNCTION WITH ROAD D3.
WITHIN THE CLEARWAY, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS AND LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 12 MIDNIGHT DAILY.
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