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JUNE 27, 1981
SATURDAY, JUNE 27,
DR HAYES ALSO SPOKE ON THE METHODS USED FOR BUILDING UP A LOCAL HISTORY FOR TSUEN WAN, USING STONE INSCRIPTIONS AND RECORDS IN THE HANDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES.
THE OTHER SPEAKER AT THE SEMINAR WAS DR DAVID FAURE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY HISTORY DEPARTMENT. HE HEADS A NEW TERRITORIES HISTORY PROJECT WHICH FIRST CONCENTRATED ON RECOVERING THE TEXTS OF INSCRIPTIONS ON STONE TABLETS LOCATED ALL OVER THE NT AND WHICH IS NOW CARRYING OUT DOCUMENTARY AND ORAL HISTORY WORK IN SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG.
DR FAURE ALSO SUPPLIED A PHOTO EXHIBITION FOR THE SEMINAR AND GAVE AN AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATION OF SAMPLES OF FOLK CULTURE
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
KMB STARTS NEW SHA TIN BUS ROUTE
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THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL START A NEW BUS SERVICE BETWEEN SUN TIN WAI ESTATE AND SHA TIN MARKET ON MONDAY, JUNE 29.
BUSES ON THE SERVICE, ROUTE NO. 81, WILL RUN AT INTERVALS OF 12 AND 20 MINUTES AND TRAVEL VIA SHA KOK ESTATE,
ON THE SAME DAY, KMB ROUTE NO. 79A, PLYING BETWEEN LUEN WO HUI AND PING YEUNG, WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
AS A RESULT, ROUTE NO. 79, WHICH OPERATES BETWEEN SHEUNG SHU! AND TA KWU LING. WILL HAVE ITS FREQUENCY INCREASED TO ONE BUS EVERY 15 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 20 MINUTES AND HAVE ITS CARRYING CAPACITY RAISED FROM 150 TO 220 PASSENGERS,
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD ABSORB THE DISPLACED PASSENGER TRAFFIC AND ACHIEVE GREATER OPERATING ECONOMIES.
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