NOTE TO EDITORS:
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1981
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NT NORTH DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW OPENS SATURDAY
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MORE THAN 80 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOWERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE NORTH DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW IN FANLING PLAYGROUND FROM MARCH 21 TO 24.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING AT 12 NOON ON SATURDAY (MARCH 21) WILL BE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES- THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN- AND THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 10.30 AM.
TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION IN TAI PO
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TAI PO WILL HOLD A TWO-DAY TABLE-TENNIS COMPETITION ON MARCH 22 AND 29 TO SELECT REPRESENTATIVES FOR A NEW TERRITORIES
INTER-DISTRICT LEAGUE COMPETITION.
THE TOURNAMENT IS ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
ALMOST 100 MEN AND WOMEN WILL ENTER THE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT LUK HEUNG SAN TSUEN PUBLIC SCHOOL, TAI PO. IT IS OPEN TO ANYONE OVER 12 YEARS OF AGE.
ALL EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS ARE PREPARING FOR THE INTER-DISTRICT TABLE-TENNIS LEAGUE COMPETITION WHICH BEGINS ON JUNE 14.
SOCCER AND BASKETBALL LEAGUES ARE WELL UNDER WAY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND VOLLEY BALL, BADMINTON AND TENNIS LEAGUES MAY BE STARTED THIS YEAR.
PLB PROHIBITION ZONE IN SHAU KEI WAN
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THE CUL-DE-SAC AT TAI SHEK STREET EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH SHING ON STREET IN SHAU KEI WAN WILL BE DESIGNATED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS PROHIBITED ZONE WITH EFFECT FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (MARCH 24), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE AREA WILL BECOME A TERMINUS FOR FRANCHISED MAXICABS.
APPROPRIATE SIGNS WILL BE ERECTED.