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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1982
GAMES COMPETITIONS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
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MORE THAN 500 ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK WILL TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF LIGHT-HEARTED GAMES COMPETITIONS TO BE HELD AT THE KOWLOON PARK IN TSIM SHA TSUI TOMORROW (SATURDAY) STARTING FROM 9 AM.
THE GAMES ARE ENTITLED +DRESSING GRANDMA+ +WEIGHING PANDA+ +FLORAL WRITING+, +SEDAN-CHAIR RACE+ AND +CHEER LEADER CONTEST+.
THE EVENT WILL FORM PART OF THE 10-WEEK LONG +YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITION+ PROGRAMME WHICH STAR TED ON SEPTEMBER 18.
THE INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITION HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY A LOCAL COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
ANOTHER ITEM IN THE INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITION TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A RECITATION CONTEST BETWEEN GROUPS OF YOUTHS FROM THE YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS TO BE HELD AT 8 PM AT THE HENRY 6. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE OF PUBLIC SQUARE STREET, YAU MA TEI.
OTHER ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITION PROGRAMME ARE DANCING, DEBATE, DRAWING COMPETITION AND LONG DISTANCE RUN.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE DRAWING COMPETITION, TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 21 AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE, ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE TWO DISTRICT OFFICES AND THEIR SUB-OFFICES.
THE WHOLE COMPETITION PROGRAMME WILL COST THE ORGANISERS $500 000 WHICH WILL BE MET WITH FUNDS FROM THE TWO DISTRICT BOARDS AND FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS.
BUS-ONLY LANES IN MID-LEVELS
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BUS-ONLY LANES HAVE BEEN REIMPOSED IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED MOTORISTS NOT TO ENTER THE LANES EVEN ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE LANES ARE ON CAINE ROAD WESTBOUND, BONHAM ROAD WESTBOUND BETWEEN PARK ROAD AND KINE ROAD, AND PARK ROAD EASTBOUND BETWEEN BONHAM ROAD AND LYTTELTON ROAD.
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