TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981
TWO MORE WATER STANDPIPES FOR WONG TAI SIN VILLAGES
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TWO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC STANDPIPES ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THE HONG LOK AND SEI HEI NEW VILLAGES, WONG TAI SIN WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE WATER SUPPLY SITUATION THERE.
THERE IS AT PRESENT ONLY ONE PUBLIC STANDPIPE SERVING A POPULATION OF 2 000 IN THE TWO VILLAGES. THE ADDITIONAL STANDPIPES WILL REDUCE THE RATIO OF POPULATION TO STANDPIPE TO 660, RESULTING IN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRESENT WATER SUPPLY SITUATION A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY.
THE PROJECT IS BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE REQUEST OF THE VILLAGERS, WITH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (WONG TAI SIN), WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HE SAID.
WONG TAI SIN POP-SINGERS' WORKSHOP
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THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (WONG TAI SIN), TOGETHER WITH TVB, WILL ORGANISE A POP-SINGERS' WORKSHOP ON JULY 26 (SUNDAY). THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), THE CDO (WTS), MR STEPHEN SELBY SAID: THIS PROJECT EMBODIES AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCEPT: 20 PROMISING AMATEUR SINGERS OF POPULAR SONGS AND FOLK SONGS WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A MASTER CLASS LED BY A LEADING POPULAR SINGER, MISS AGNES CHAN. ON THE SAME EVENING, PARTICIPANTS WILL PERFORM IN A PUBLIC CONCERT IN MORSE PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE.*
ADMISSION TO THE CONCERT WILL BE FREE.
DURING THE WORKSHOP, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL REHEARSE SONGS WITH A PROFESSIONAL BACKING GROUP AND HAVE CHANCES TO DISCUSS THE IR PERFORMANCE WITH THE GROUP LEADER.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
DETAILS OF THE WONG TAI SIN POP-SINGERS' WORKSHOP WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI CDO SUB-OFF ICE, CHAMPAGNE COURT, 40 CARNAVON ROAD ON THURSDAY (JULY 16) AT 2.30 PM. PRESENT WILL BE
MR STEPHEN SELBY, CDO (WTS) AND MISS AGNES CHAN. YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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