MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1984
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LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR SITES FOR AUCTION
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SOME 290 STALL SITES FOR THE SALE OF FLOWERS, DRY GOODS, BOTTLED DRINKS AND SNACKS AT THE FORTHCOMING LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS AT TAI PO, SHA TIN AND SHEUNG SHUI WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC AUCTION ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS STARTING WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 4).
THE THREE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS, TOGETHER WITH FOUR OTHER FAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 26 AND
FEBRUARY 2, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES t
DEPARTMENT.
ON WEDNESDAY, 80 STALLS TO BE ERECTED AT THE FAIR SITE AT TAI PO PLAYGROUND WILL BE AUCTIONED AT THE TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE AT HEUNG SZE WUI STREET IN TAI PO.
AUCTIONING OF ANOTHER 100 STALLS AT THE COMING SHA TIN FAIR SITE AT THE YUEN WO ROAD PLAYGROUND WILL BE HELD AT THE LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL IN LEK YUEN ESTATE ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 5).
THE FRIDAY (JANUARY 6) AUCTION OF 113 STALLS AT SHEUNG SHUI FAIR SITE AT SHEK WU HUT PLAYGROUND WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTH DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TOWN HALL IN SHEUNG SHUI.
ALL AUCTIONS WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM AND THE UPSET PRICE FOR EACH STALL IS $100, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TEACHING PUPILS GOOD DENTAL HABITS
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A TOTAL OF 7 200 PRIMARY ONE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 76 SCHOOLS WILL TAKE PART IN A DENTAL +BRUSH-IN+ PROGRAMME STARTING ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 4).
THE PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED BY THE MACLEHOSE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TO ESTABLISH GOOD ORAL HABITS AMONG CHILDREN.
THE SEVEN-MONTH PROGRAMME CONSISTS OF TALKS ON DENTAL HEALTH AND PROPER TEETH-BRUSHING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR PRIMARY ONE PUPILS AT SELECTED SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
DURING THE TIME, DENTAL THERAPISTS WILL ALSO VISIT THESE SCHOOLS TO TEACH STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY HOW TO BRUSH THEIR TEETH PROPERLY. THE VISITS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE YOUNGSTERS LEARN THE UP-TO-DATE TECHNIQUE.
THE WHOLE PROGRAMME WILL END AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, IN JULY 1.