TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1983
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+MENTION OF HILL FIRES ENABLES ME TO EXPRESS MY DEEP SYMPATHY WITH THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA, ESPECIALLY FORESTRY AND PARKS SERVICE COLLEAGUES, IN THEIR LOSSES IN THE RECENT DEVASTATING BUSH FIRES.+
HE SAID THE EXCELLENCE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON DISPLAY WAS A CREDIT TO THE TECHNICAL SKILLS OF THE EXHIBITORS WHO FOUND THAT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY WAS A CHALLENGING SUBJECT WORTHY OF SERIOUS ATTENTION BY PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS ALIKE.
TWO LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION, BEING HELD AT THE WESTERN FOOTBRIDGE OF THE LANDMARK LINKING WITH ALEXANDRA HOUSE.
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ONE LOT COMPRISES PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY MR HO, WHO WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CPA TO TAKE PICTURES FOR THE 1983 CALENDAR PRESENTED BY THE PUBLISHING FIRM, LONGMANS. THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY +SHUTTERBUGS+ WHO WENT ON EIGHT OUTINGS TO THE COUNTRY PARKS ORGANISED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG LAST YEAR.
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN WAN CHAI FOR PLB'S
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FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (MARCH 4), ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE BANNED FROM ENTERING TAK YAN STREET AND WING CHEUNG STREET IN WAN CHAL.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE DESIGNATED AS 24-HOUR CLEARWAYS FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES:
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WAN CHAI ROAD BETWEEN BOWRINGTON ROAD AND
JOHNSTON ROAD; AND
* CROSS LANE.
WITHIN THE SECTIONS, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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