WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1982
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BOTH SHOWS, EACH LASTING THREE HOURS, WILL START AT 9.30 PM AND ADMISSION WILL BE FREE.
IN WONG TAI SIN, A D.J. SHOW HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE MORSE PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE.
VARIOUS CHURCHES IN CHAI WAN WILL JOINTLY PRESENT CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN THE SITTING-CUT AREA OUTSIDE THE WAN TSUI COMMERCIAL COMPLEX FROM 7.30 PM TO 9 PM ON DECEMBER 24 AND 25.
FOR SHAU KEI WAN RESIDENTS, A SERIES OF FESTIVE PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN LINED UP BY THE TAI KOO SHING MANAGEMENT AT THE CITY PLAZA.
ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS BEING ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL IS A TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW AT MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND, MONG KOK, STARTING AT 8 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
MR LAM EMPHASISED THAT THE ACTIVITIES WOULD BE HELD AT DIFFERENT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEND THE HOLIDAYS NEAR THE IR HOMES, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TRAVEL TO OTHER DISTRICTS OR ONTO CENTRAL, WHERE THERE WILL BE NO ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES.
MR LAM SAID SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN SCHEMES AND ROAD CLOSURES WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN CERTAIN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIODS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.
MRS CHAN OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID EXTENDED SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, AND BUS, FERRY, TRAM, PEAK TRAM, MINI-BUS AND MAXI-CAB COMPANIES DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIÓDS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.
SHE ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID CONGESTION ON THE ROADS.
SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS OPENED
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THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WOULD ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENT OF TOLO HARBOUR DID NOT SUFFER FROM THE URBAN GROWTH OF THE NEW TOWN, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, SAID TODAY.
IT WOULD ALSO MAKE THE HARBOUR SAFE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
MR FORSGATE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST STAGE OF HONG KONG'S LARGEST TREATMENT WORKS, WHICH WILL BE ABLE, INITIALLY, TO SERVE A POPULATION OF 230 000.
/WHEN FULLY