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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1985
KWUN TONG YOUTH FESTIVAL STARTS SUNDAY
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HUNDREDS OF YOUTHS WILL STAGE A MASS PERFORMANCE AT THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 3) TO START OFF THE KWUN TONG YOUTH FESTIVAL DANCING AND SINGING CARNIVAL.
AFTER THE PERFORMANCE, DANCE INSTRUCTORS WILL LEAD THE YOUTHS IN VARIOUS FOLK DANCES. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A CHORUS OF POPULAR SONGS PERFORMED BY THE PARTICIPANTS AND CONDUCTED BY RTHK DISC JOCKEY RONALD TANG.
THE TWO-HOUR EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE FESTIVAL'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.
BEFORE THE PERFORMANCES, A YOUTH REPRESENTING 300 PARTICIPANTS OF A DAY CAMP ON CIVIC EDUCATION, WILL PRESENT THEIR VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.
THE DAY CAMP, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE SAME DAY, ANOTHER ACTIVITY OF THE TWO-WEEK YOUTH FESTIVAL.
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SUNDAY'S CARNIVAL WILL BE HOSTED BY RTHK DISC JOCKEY ERIC NG, AND WILL START AT 2.30 PM.
OFFICIATING AT THE CARNIVAL WILL BE THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK THE POLICE DEPUTY DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR S.C. WU- THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR CHENG KWAN- KUEN- THE SENIOR RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER, MR LIU WING-KWONG- AND THE ICAC REPRESENTATIVE OF FOO YUE OFFICE, MADAM ROSALINE CHEUNG.
FACELIFT FOR ABERDEEN POLICE STATION
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ALTERATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT ON ABERDEEN POLICE STATION, WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE 1969.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE POLICE STATION, LOCATED ON WONG CHUK HANG ROAD NEXT TO THE AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE, ARE NEEDED DUE TO THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND THE POPULATION INCREASE IN ABERDEEN.
TENDERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION AND TO IMPROVE THE BUILDING ITSELF ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WORK WILL INVOLVE THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION INTO OFFICES, PROVIDING A MESS AND BARRACK ACCOMMODATION, PLASTERING AND REPAINTING THE BUILDING AND IMPROVING FACILITIES IN THE CANTEEN AND TOILETS.
A DANGEROUS GOODS STORE, TWO DOG KENNELS AND A FITNESS ROOM WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS.
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