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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1984
COMMENDATION FOR ECONOMY
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THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, WILL PRESENT A COMMENDATION TO A SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES OFFICER OF THE FINANCE BRANCH, MR TONY CROSS.
THE COMMENDATION IS IN RECOGNITION OF MR CROSS'S WORK IN BRINGING ABOUT AN ANNUAL SAVING OF SOME $30 MILLION IN RECURRENT COSTS AND $13 MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S CLEANSING SERVICES.
A PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM ON MONDAY (JANUARY 23) AT THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS, 8TH FLOOR, GOLDEN GATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 136-138 AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, MR HEYWOOD AND MR CROSS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW ABOUT THE SAVING AND THE NTSD'S CLEANSING SERVICES.
LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN NT
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SEVEN SPORTS GROUNDS AND PLAYGROUNDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 23) TO FACILITATE THE MARKING OF STALL SITES FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS.
THE FAIRS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 26 (THURSDAY) AND FEBRUARY 2, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE FAIRS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE YUEN LONG SPORTS GROUND AND THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE YUEN LONG STADIUM, THE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND, THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN, THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND, THE YUEN WO ROAD PLAYGROUND IN SHA TIN, THE SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND IN SHEUNG SHUI AND THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND.
A TOTAL OF 922 STALLS FOR SALE OF FLOWERS, DRY GOODS, DRINKS, ICE CREAM OR SNACKS WILL BE PUT UP.
ALL THE STALL SITES, EXCEPT NINE FOR SALE OF FLOWER AT THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND, HAVE BEEN LET OUT.
TRADERS WHO WISH TO LEASE THE NINE VACANT SITES MAY CONTACT THE KWAI CHUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, DURING OFFICE HOURS.
THESE SITES WILL BE LET FOR $100 ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.