SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984
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BAND BRINGS CHEER TO ELDERLY PEOPLE
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THE ISLAND YOUTH BAND, SET UP BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE, THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON BROUGHT CHEER TO ABOUT 400 ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING AT TWO HOMES FOR THE AGED.
THE 60 MEMBERS OF THE BAND ENTERTAINED THESE SENIOR CITIZENS WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND DISTRIBUTED LUNAR NEW YEAR GIFTS TO THEM.
THE ELDERLY PEOPLE, WHO LIVE AT THE DAVID TRENCH HOME AND THE ST MARY'S HOME FOR THE AGED, EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE BAND'S WARM HOSPITALITY.
WONG CHUK HANG ROAD TO BE WIDENED ****
WORK IS TO START AFTER CHINESE NEW YEAR ON WIDENING AND RE-CONSTRUCTING A SECTION OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD.
A CONTRACT VALUED AT $2.46 MILLION HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE TO LAFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.
THE SECTION OF ROAD AFFECTED IS BETWEEN NAM LONG SHAN ROAD AND WONG CHUK HANG INTERCHANGE.
AS PART OF THE CONTRACT, A SECTION OF HEUNG YIP ROAD WILL BE WIDENED AND EXTENDED TO PROVIDE A CONNECTION TO OCEAN PARK AND BETTER ACCESS TO THE WONG CHUK HANG INDUSTRIAL AREA.
WORK WILL START ON FEBRUARY 10 AND TAKE NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE,