TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1981
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MID-AUTUMN CELEBRATIONS FOR 300 ELDERLY PEOPLE
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ABOU 300 ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM NORTH DISTRICT, NEW TERRITORIES, WILL TEND A GATHERING ON FRIDAY TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
THEY ARE ALL AG... OVER 60 AND COME FROM SHA TAU KOK, FANLING, SHEUNG SHUI AND TA KWU LING.
THE EVENT IS THE FIRST FUNCTION ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELDERLY ACTIVITIES FORMED IN JUNE THIS YEAR.
IT WILL BE HELD AT SHEK WỤ HUI PLAYGROUND FROM 7 PM TO 9.30 PM. THE ENTERTAINMENT WILL INCLUDE CANTONESE OPERA, MAGIC SHOWS AND A LUCKY DRAW. MOONCAKES AND FRUIT WILL BE PROV DED.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG KUÊN, SAID BESIDES THE MID-AUTUMN GATHERING OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING VISITS TO THE SPACE MUSEUM, SHA TIN RACECOURSE AND OCEAN PARK WERE BEING ORGANISED FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE.
MOST OLD PEOPLE IN NORTH DISTRICT WERE BORN HERE AND HAD NOT HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO THE URBAN AREAS, HE SAID.
+WE HOPE TO ORGANISE MORE ACTIVITIES FOR THEM TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN BY THE YOUNGER GENERATION,+ MR CHEUNG SAID.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.
NORTH DISTRICT BOARD HAS PROVIDED $50 000 FOR THE COMMITTEE FROM ITS 1981/82 BUDGET.
WATER MAINS WORK
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 10 HOURS FROM 9 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 10) TO 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS CONNECTION WORKS.
PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE: WEST OF WO YI HOP ROAD BETWEEN LEI MUK ROAD AND TA CHUEN PING STREET, INCLUDING LAM TIN STREET, CHUN PIN STREET, TA CHUEN PING STREET AND SHEK KIN STREET, WO Yi HOP ROAD, SHEK YAM ROAD AND SHEK YI ROAD.
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