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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1985
**WE HAVE SOME TRICKY ROAD SURFACES IN HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY AFTER LONG PERIODS OF DRY WEATHER, WHEN RAIN CAN PRODUCE A SLICK ON ROADS.
MR APLIN SAID THE WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF THE SADDLE HAD ALSO BEEN AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN THE CHOICE OF THE NEW MACHINE.
''IT WAS A CONDITION OF THE TENDER THAT WE SHOULD HAVE ONE ON TEST. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FORCE MOTOR CYCLISTS, WHO SPEND LONG HOURS IN THE SADDLE, TO BE COMFORTABLE. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO REST THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND WHILE ASTRIDE THE MACHINE WITHOUT DISCOMFORT.
''THE OLD BIKE HAS SERVED US WELL BUT THE NEW MODEL IS A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT AND A PURPOSE BUILT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.''
CIVIC EDUCATION FOR KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS
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A CIVIC EDUCATION TRAINING SCHEME HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT RESIDENTS,
THE SCHEME, WHICH STARTS TOMORROW (FRIDAY), IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KOWLOON CITY AND SAI TAU AREA COMMITTEES.
EIGHTY-EIGHT PARTICIPANTS, AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 40, WILL FIRST ATTEND TWO SEMINARS GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND LECTURERS FROM THE TWO UNIVERSITIES.
THE ACTING KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS DIANA TONG- CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR WONG SIK-KONG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE SCHEME, MR LAU TAK, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 7.30 PM TOMORROW.
FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, MISS TONG AND A LECTURER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR LEUNG YAT-MING, WILL GIVE TALKS ON +CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES+.
ON OCTOBER 25 (FRIDAY), A CHINESE UNIVERSITY LECTURER MR WONG. WANG-FAT, WHO IS ALSO A NEWLY ELECTED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, WILL GIVE A TALK ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG+.
ANOTHER SPEAKER, THE KOWLOON CITY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICER OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MRS TERESA LEUNG, WILL TALK ON +PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL WORK+ ON THE SAME EVENING.
/AFTER THE