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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1983
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LION DANCE ON WHEELCHAIRS
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THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE LION DANCE IS A DEMANDING FEAT EVEN FOR ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE.
BUT TWO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED YOUNG MEN IN WHEELCHAIRS WILL DEMONSTRATE TOMORROW (SUNDAY) THAT THEY ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE DANCE.
THEIR PERFORMANCE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE EASTERN DISTRICT PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED FESTIVAL AT THE LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE IN POKFULAM.
MORE THAN 120 HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED YOUTHS WILL TAKE PART IN THE SPORTS-AND-GAMES DAY WHICH HAS BEEN ORGANISED TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO INTEGRATE THE HANDICAPPED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPORTS COMPETITIONS AND
A VARIETY SHOW BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT CHILDREN CHOIR.
THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE EASTERN DISTRICT YOUTH AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, AND THE HONG KONG PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED ASSOCIATION.
TWO NEW PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS FOR KOWLOON
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TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS ARE TO BE BUILT UNDER CHATHAM ROAD TO REPLACE AN EXISTING UNDERPASS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE UNDERPASS WOULD BE CLOSED TO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL RAIL TRACK IN CONJUNCTION WITH IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR THE KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION.
THE NEW THREE-METRE WIDE SUBWAYS AND ASSOCIATED FOOTWAYS, WHICH WILL BE BUILT CLOSE TO THE UNDERPASS, WILL CONNECT OF MAN ESTATE TO WINSLOW STREET, HUNG HOM.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSAL IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
A PLAN SHOWING THE PROJECT MAY BE INSPECTED AT CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG; DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE (KOWLOON WEST), 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES. 405 NATHAN ROAD; KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, 141 - 143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, 1ST FLOOR HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE, 32 WUHU STREET, GROUND FLOOR, HUNG HOM; OR HOMANTIN SUB-OFFICE, BLOCK 8, HOMANTIN ESTATE, 123 126, SHEUNG SHING STREET, KOWLOON.
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