SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1984
DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TAKING PART IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. THERE WILL BE VARIOUS BALL GAMES AND COMPETITIONS, WATER SPORTS, A CROSS COUNTRY RACE, EXHIBITION MATCHES BY VISITING TABLE-TENNIS AND BADMINTON TEAMS FROM CHINA AND A GRAND GALA TO MARK THE CLOSING CEREMONY.
IN HIS ADDRESS AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHOW KWEN-LIM, SAID THE FESTIVAL WAS ORGANISED IN LINE WITH THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME WHICH AIMS TO RAISE RESIDENTS' AWARENESS AND CONCERN FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND DISTRICT ACTIVITIES.
MR CHOW SAID SOME 80 000 RESIDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVAL.
DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL'S PROGRAMMES AND ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 3-7280781 OR 3-704251 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
WORK ON NEW COLOURS FOR PARKING METERS STARTS
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WORK HAS STARTED TO CHANGE IN PHASES. THE COLOUR CODINGS FOR SOME 15 000 PARKING METERS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE POSTS OF HALF-HOUR METERS WILL BE PAINTED YELLOW ALL THROUGH, WHILE THOSE OF ONE-HOUR AND TWO-HOUR METERS WILL BE PAINTED BROWN AND BLUE RESPECTIVELY WITHOUT THE ALTERNATE WHITE BANDS.
PARKING METERS WHICH ARE OPERATIONAL ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WILL BE INDICATED BY A WHITE BAND AT THE UPPER END OF THEIR POSTS INSTEAD OF THE VIOLET.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROGRAMME, WHICH IS TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE AND MAKE THE METERS MORE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE, WOULD TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
THE FIRST DISTRICTS TO HAVE PARKING METERS WITH THE NEW COLOUR CODING WILL BE TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, HUNG HOM AND LI CHI KOK.
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