THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1982
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WARRANT OFFICER I OF THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE, MR YIP WAI-KIT AND WARRANT OFFICER 11 OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS), MR CHARLES LEE WILL BE THE JUDGES.
CAS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MR CHAN CHUN-YING, WILL PRESENT THE PRIZES.
NOTE TO EDITORS I
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CAS CADET CORPS' FOOTDRILL COMPETITION TO BE HELD AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AT 204 ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON FROM 8.30 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 21).
WEEK-LONG HALF TRAIN FARES FOR ELDERLY
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FOR ONE WEEK FROM SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 21) PEOPLE WHO ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE AND ABOVE WILL BE CHARGED ONLY HALF FARE FOR TRAVEL ON BOTH DIESEL AND ELECTRIC TRAINS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY,
THE SEVEN-DAY CONCESSION FOLLOWS AN APPEAL MADE BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, AND ALSO SHOWS THE CONCERN BY KCR FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE. IN SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY IN HONG KONG WHICH FALLS ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER EACH YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE SAID GREATER SIGNIFICANCE IS BEING ATTACHED TO CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY THIS YEAR AS A WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING IS BEING CONVENED BY THE UNITED NATIONS IN VIENNA IN WHICH DISCUSSIONS ARE BEING HELD ABOUT THE GROWING POPULATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT THE CONCESSION WILL NOT COVER THE DIRECT THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE.
MEANWHILE, POSTERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT ALL RAILWAY STATIONS URGING PEOPLE TO BE MORE SOCIAL MINDED AND TO GIVE THEIR SEATS TO THE ELDERLY IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, HE SAID.
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