MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1984
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SPEED LIMIT SET AT 70 KPH
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SHA TIN ROAD BETWEEN LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND SHA TIN WAI ROAD INCLUDING ITS SLIP ROADS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO A SPEED LIMIT OF 70 KILOMETRES AN HOUR, FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 7). FROM THE SAME DAY, THE SAME SECTION OF SHA TIN ROAD AND ITS SLIP ROADS WILL BE DESIGNATED A 24-HOUR RESTRICTED ZONE.
WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE, DRIVERS OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE WITH PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS, LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS.
FESTIVAL TREAT FOR WONG TAI SIN RESIDENTS
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THE 2ND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL, FEATURING A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, WILL BE LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 11).
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR FUNG KWONG-CHUNG SAID THE MAIN THEME OF THE TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL THIS YEAR WILL BE ON +BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY TOGETHER+.
+WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN RECREATION, SPORTS, CULTURE AND ART, AND TO PROMOTE LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, MR FUNG SAID.
SPORTS ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TABLE TENNIS, BASKETBALL, VOLLEY BALL, BADMINTON AND FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CROSS-COUNTRY RACE AND A SPORTS CARNIVAL FOR CHILDREN.
FOR THE NOT-SO-ACTIVE, THERE WILL BE MODERN DANCES, VARIETY SHOWS, CANTONESE OPERAS, A PUPPET PERFORMANCE, A SPORTS DAY DEDICATED TO THE ELDERLY, A DRAWING COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN, AND A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ON VARIOUS CHINA TOWNS.
ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 11), A GALA WILL BE HELD IN MORSE PARK TO MARK THE FESTIVAL OPENING. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE MARCHING BAND PARADES, DRAGON AND LION DANCES, A GYMNASTIC DISPLAY AND PERFORMANCES FEATURING WESTERN AND ORIENTAL DANCES.
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