TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1984
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THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO FULFIL A $28 MILLION BUILDING COVENANT WITHIN 48 MONTHS.
BIDDING OPENED AT $8 MILLION.
MR MILLS SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE, BEARING IN MIND THAT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) WAS BUDGET DAY.
TRACK AT SPORTS GROUND OPEN TO JOGGERS
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THE RUNNING TRACK AT THE NEW SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE FROM THURSDAY (MARCH 1).
IT WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DAILY, EXCEPT WHEN THE PERIOD HAS BEEN BOOKED FOR EXCLUSIVE USE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE NEW ARRANGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE A PROPER VENUE TO LOCAL ATHLETES AND JOGGERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
USERS OF THE TRACK ARE ADVISED TO WEAR RUBBER SHOES AND
TO ENTER THE TURFED SOCCER PITCH.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT NO SPIKER SHOES ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK AND NO USERS MAY ENTER ITS INNER TWO LANES.
THOSE WISHING TO USE THE TRACK SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS FOR REGISTRATION AT THE ENTRANCE.
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
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MORE THAN 300 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN TUEN MUN WILL BE TREATED TO A VEGETARIAN FEAST AND A 90-MINUTE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.
THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL AGED OVER 65, ARE RESIDENTS OF THE SAM SHING PUBLIC HOUSING ÉSTATE.
THE GATHERING IS ORGANISED BY THREE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OF THE ESTATE AND SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AS AN EXPRESSION OF RESPECT TO THE AGED. IT IS ALSO AIMED AT PROMOTING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL START AT 5.30 PM, WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS, AND A CANTONESE OPERA SHOW BY ESTATE RESIDENTS.
/A KUNG FU