SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1982
GOVERNOR CELEBRATES FESTIVAL WITH TAI PO PEOPLE
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TAI PO RESIDENTS CELEBRATING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT A CARNIVAL TONIGHT HAD TWO SURPRISE VISITORS THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND LADY YOUDE.
THEY ARRIVED AT THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND ON HEUNG SZE WUI STREET AT 8.30 PM AND WERE MET BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO.
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TOGETHER WITH THOUSANDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE ENJOYED THE FESTIVE PROGRAMME WHICH FEATURED A VARIETY SHOW WITH SINGING AND MAGIC PERFORMANCES, A PUPPET SHOW AND GAMES STALLS.
THE TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR CARNIVAL ALSO INCLUDED A LANTERN RIDDLE CONTEST AND A DISPLAY OF COLOURFUL LANTERNS WHICH WERE THE WINNING AND OUTSTANDING ENTRIES OF A RECENT DESIGN COMPETITION.
THE GOVERNOR MINGLED WITH THE PEOPLE AND SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF THEM. HE ALSO WATCHED CHILDREN PLAYING AT THE GAMES STALLS,
THE CARNIVAL WAS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO SOCIETIES FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD.
MAJOR SCHEME TO IMPROVE BUS TRAVEL IN CENTRAL
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IN A REMINDER TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME IN CENTRAL ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD EARLY NEXT WEEK.
A SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR ALDOUS CHUNG, SAID THE MAIN AIM OF THE SCHEME IS TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE TRAVELLING TIME FOR BUSES BY MAXIMISING THE USE OF THE BUS-ONLY LANE ON DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
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BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ALONG THIS RESERVE, HE EXPLAINED.
THE PLAN WILL ALSO INVOLVE RE-ROUTING OF TRAFFIC AND
IMPROVING ROAD JUNCTIONS.
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SCHEME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON OCTOBER
6 (WEDNESDAY) AND THE SECOND STAGE ON OCTOBER 8.
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 4).
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