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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1986
MR CHAN SAID 18 DRY GOODS, 185 WET GOODS AND TWO BOTTLED DRINKS STALLS WOULD BE LET BY OPEN AUCTION AT THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AT 9.30 AM ON JANUARY 17.
THE UPSET PRICE FOR EACH DRY GOODS STALL WAS $125 AND $150 FOR WET GOODS AND BOTTLED DRINKS STALL. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY A TEMPORARY HAWKER LICENCE FEE OF $70.
REVIEWING THE RANGE OF RECREATION AND SPORT PROGRAMMES IN THE DISTRICT IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR LAM TIN-KEE, SAID THEY WOULD INCLUDE COURSES IN TENNIS, BADMINTON, ARCHERY AND VARIOUS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
+ADDITIONALLY, MANY EVENTS SUCH AS A SQUASH FUN DAY, POTTED SPORTS DAY, EXCURSIONS AND A DANCE COMPETITION WILL BE ORGANISED TO MARK THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE A CHINESE NEW YEAR ROAD RACE ON FEBRUARY 16, + MR LAM SAID.
ON RSD'S CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH, THE CULTURAL SERVICES OFFICER, MR LO YIU-CHUNG, SAID THESE WOULD INCLUDE LIBRARY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC LIBRARY, CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE LUT SAU HALL AND FREE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES.
+ THE LIBRARY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE BOOK EXHIBITIONS, INTEREST GROUPS, HI-FI CONCERTS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION VIEWINGS AND INTELLECTUAL GAMES.
+THE CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS WILL INCLUDE CANTONESE OPERAS BY THE CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE, A FLAMENCO GUITAR RECITAL, DRAMA, ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS AND BALLET, WHILE FREE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL CHINESE OPERAS, PUPPET SHOW AND VARIETY SHOWS, + MR LO SAID.
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THE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED THE NAME FOR AN INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE BEING BUILT ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT LONG PING ESTATE AS REGIONAL COUNCIL LONG PING INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE DISTRICT, IT IS EXPECTED
TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.
MEASURING ABOUT 2 470 SQUARE METRES, IT WOULD CONSIST OF A MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES ARENA, AN ACTIVITY ROOM, A FITNESS TRAINING ROOM, TWO SQUASH COURTS, CHANGING ROOMS AND TOILETS FOR BOTH ABLED-BODIED AND THE DISABLED.
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