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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1983
COURT INQUIRY ON LOSS OF 'OSPREY PROPOSED
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR THAT A MARINE COURT BE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER THE LOSS OF THE 'BARQUENTINE OSPREY'.
A MARINE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT
A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND A REPORT COMPILED. HAVING CONSIDERED THE REPORT, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE,
MR P.E.J. DAVY, HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR THAT THE MARINE COURT BE APPOINTED, UNDER SECTION 52 OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 281, OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.
LIGHTING UP FOR CHRISTMAS ****
COLOURFUL LIGHT BULBS AND AN ARRAY OF DECORATIONS WILL ADD A FESTIVE SPIRIT TO BOTH SHA TIN AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING FOLLOWING SWITCH-ON CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTING DISPLAYS.
IN SHA TIN, LADY YOUDE, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR, WILL SWITCH ON MORE THAN 10 000 LIGHT BULBS ALONG THE TWO MAIN BRIDGES OVER THE SHING MUN RIVER.
A 100-MEMBER CHOIR FORMED BY LOCAL CHURCHES WILL SING CAROLS AT THE CEREMONY AT 6.30 PM ON THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE ROAD BRIDGE.
THE SEASONAL LIGHTING WILL BE ON UNTIL JANUARY 4, AND AGAIN FOR 10 DAYS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE DECORATIONS COST ABOUT $400 000, OF WHICH $300 000 CAME FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REST FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS.
IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, FESTIVE DECORATIONS ARE ON DISPLAY ALONG SALISBURY ROAD AND MODY ROAD, AND OUTSIDE HOTELS AND COMPLEXES IN THE AREA.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL PERFORM THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY AT 6 PM AT THE COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN, NEXT TO THE EAST OCEAN CENTRE.
THE LIGHTING IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST WILL BE ON FROM 6 PM TO 12 MIDNIGHT DAILY UNTIL JANUARY 2, EXCEPT ON DECEMBER 24, 25, 31 AND JANUARY 1 WHEN THE LIGHTING WILL BE ON UNTIL 2 AM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING SWITCH-ON CEREMONIES AT 6 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, AND AT 6.30 PM ON THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE ROAD BRIDGE.
A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 5.30 PM FOR SHA TIN.
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