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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1982
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EFFORT TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR DISABLED
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AN EXHIBITION SHOWING EFFORTS MADE TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN SHA TIN WILL OPEN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO AROUSE THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF THIS GROUP.
TO COINCIDE WITH THE 3RD FAR EAST AND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES (FESPIC) TO BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH, THE WEEK-LONG EXHIBITION IS BEING STAGED IN THE LOBBY OF THE SHA TIN KCR STATION AND WILL BE REPEATED FOR 11 MORE DAYS IN THE WO CHE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX FROM OCTOBER 28,
ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ACCESS COMMITTEE, THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE DISPLAYS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTER DESIGNS AND INFORMATION ON FESPIC. ADMISSION IS FREE.
THE ACCESS COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR MAK MING-CHEONG, WAS FORMED LAST YEAR MAINLY TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED TO PUBLIC PLACES IN THE DISTRICT, AS A FIRST STEP TO INTEGRATE THE HANDICAPPED WITH THE COMMUNITY.
+THERE ARE MORE THAN 160 PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN SHA TIN. THEY NEED LOVE AND CARE. IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS INTENSIVE RE-CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT SO THAT MOST OF THE PUBLIC PLACES ARE NOW EASILY ACCESSIBLE,+ MR MAK SAID.
HE ALSO URGED THE PUBLIC TO FORWARD SUGGESTIONS ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ACCESS PROBLEM TO THE COMMITTEE, BY WRITING TO THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, SAU CHUEN HOUSE, LEX YUEN ESTATE, SHA TIN.
MARINE DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY HOURS
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT ITS PORT COMMUNICATION CENTRE, MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND TSUEN WAN PUBLIC CARGO WORK ING AREA WILL REMAIN OPEN ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 25), WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
THE PUBLIC CARGO WORK ING AREAS IN WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG, WESTERN DISTRICT AND RAMBLER CHANNEL WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM WHILE THE VICTORIA MARINE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM.
ALL OTHER OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY.
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