TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
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TALKING ABOUT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL HAWKERS, HE SAID MORE STRINGENT LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD SOONER OR LATER BE EXERCISED.
+WE MUST KEEP THE STREETS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTION FOR PEOPLE TO GO ABOUT THE IR EVERYDAY BUSINESS AND TO PROVIDE A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.
MR SWEETMAN LATER CUT A RIBBON TO MARK THE OPENING
OF THE MARKET. ALSO TAKING PART IN THE EVENT WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF TUEN MUN, MR BILLY LAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
TAI PO'S OLDEST PEOPLE TO ATTEND FEAST
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TWO OF THE OLDEST PEOPLE IN TAI PO - A MAN AGED 104 AND A WOMAN AGED 100 - WILL BE AMONG 730 PEOPLE ATTENDING A FEAST FOR THE ELDERLY TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT ON JANUARY 31, TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
THE MAN IS MR WONG KWOK-SAU, WHO LIVES IN KWONG FUK ROAD, AND THE WOMAN IS MADAM LIU YING, WHO LIVES IN SAN TONG TSUEN.
THE TAI PO LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE OVER 18 DAYS STARTING ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 22).
THE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DRAWN UP BY AN ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE LION DANCES, FUN FAIRS, A CONCERT BY THE WANG KWONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA ON JANUARY 30, A FILM SHOW, A DISCO NIGHT, A FOLK SONG CONCERT, FOOTBALL MATCHES, ACROBATIC AND MAGIC SHOWS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION OF TAI PO HISTORY AT THE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2 AND 8.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ATTEND A GALA FUN
DAY ON FEBRUARY 6 AT TAI PO SPORTSGROUND.
DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY, PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF COUPLET WRITING, CLEAN BUILDING AND CLEAN HAWKERS STALLS COMPETITIONS.
A LANTERN DESIGN COMPETITION HAS ALSO BEEN HELD AND THE ENTRIES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY AT TAI PO SPORTSGROUND ON FEBRUARY 8.
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