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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1981
EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY FOR 18 LIONS IN YUEN LONG
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THE 18 LIONS TAKING PART IN THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT SHA TIN RACECOURSE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 13 AND 14 HAD THEIR EYES DOTTED AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE EYE-DOTTING WAS PERFORMED BY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES- YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER MR K.K. FUNG- THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT- THE DIVISIONAL SUPER INTENDENT YUEN LONG, MR D.J. GALLOWAY- THE CHAIRMAN OF SHAP PAT HEUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR TAI KUEN- AND THE CHAIRMAN OF HA TSUEN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR TANG CHI-CHEUNG.
THE LIONS, WHICH WERE DONATED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS,
WERE SPECIALLY ORDERED FROM FU SHAN, CHINA.
THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR PROGRAMME WILL BE AN OUTDOOR LASER SHOW, THE FIRST TIME SUCH A SHOW HAS BEEN SEEN IN HONG KONG. RESPONSE TO THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN EXCELLENT, AND ALL 36 000 TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD.
THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT SHA TIN RACECOURSE IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, HK-TVB, THE ARMED FORCES, THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S EYE-DOTTING WERE MR TANG YING-K | THE CHAIRMAN OF KAM TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR TANG CHI-LEUNG- THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG- THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE FESTIVAL STEERING COMMITTEE, MR CHAM SIU-LEUN- AND THE VICE-CHAIRMEN OF SHAP PAT HEUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LI WAI-KWONG AND MR WONG WAH-CHEONG.
NINE-HOUR WATER CUT
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN THE SHA TIN AREA WILL BE CUT OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 9 PM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 11) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS WORKS.
AFFECTED AREAS ARE: TAI WAI, TIN SAM, HA KENG HAU, SHEUNG KENG HAU, HIN TIN TSUEN, PAK TIN'TSUEN, SHATIN INN, SAN TIN TSUEN, TUNG LO WAN, TUNG LO WAN SHAN ROAD, KANG YUE, LEI UK TSUEN, KAI KEI FARM, TO FUNG SHAN, HA SHING MUN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND PAK SHEK.
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