FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1983
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ALL TSUEN WAN FAIR SITES SOLD
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ALL 208 STALL SITES AT THE FORTHCOMING TSUEN WAN LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR WERE SOLD AT ABOVE THE UPSET PRICE AT A PUBLIC AUCTION TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THE HIGHEST PRICE BID FOR THE 172 FLOWER STALLS, WAS $2 650 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $400. THE UPSET PRICE WAS $100.
THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1 400 WAS BID FOR ONE OF THE 34 DRY GOODS STALLS AND THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $850.
TWO STALL SITES FOR SALE OF BOTTLED DRINKS OR ICE CREAM WERE SOLD FOR $3 500 AND $1 550.
TODAY'S AUCTION, CONDUCTED BY STAFF OF THE TSUEN WAN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE, WAS HELD AT THE CULTURAL ACTIVITY HALL OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
ALL THE STALL SITES WILL AGAIN BE ERECTED AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND BETWEEN JANUARY 26 AND FEBRUARY 2 NEXT YEAR.
SIX OTHER LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL ALSO BE HELD DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
PROJECTS HELP IMPROVE YUEN LONG
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PUBLIC FACILITIES AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN YUEN LONG HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS OF THE DISTRICT WORKS PROGRAMME, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE POINTED OUT THAT $6 MILLION WERE ALLOCATED TO
THE PROGRAMME THIS YEAR, INCLUDING $3.64 MILLION FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE AND $1.36 MILLION FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD'S MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT VOTE.
+MORE THAN 190 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED AND 130 OF THEM COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR.
+AMONG THE COMPLETED PROJECTS ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A VAN TRACK FROM LOK MA CHAU TO YAN SAU WAI IN SAN TIN, THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT TUNG TAU TSUEN IN HA TSUEN, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A MOTORABLE BRIDGE AT NGAU TAM MEI IN SAN TIN AND A FOOTBRIDGE AT WONG CHUK YUEN IN PAT HEUNG.
+OTHER PROJECTS ARE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VILLAGE ROADS, FOOTPATHS, PLAYGROUNDS, LATRINES, REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS AND SITTING-OUT AREAS, HE ADDED.
/THE SPOKESMAN