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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1986
FUND-RAISING COMPETITION FOR KWUN TONG
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A MASSIVE FUND-RAISING COMPETITION, INVOLVING ALL AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS IN KWUN TONG, WILL BE HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 14 AND 16.
THE COMPETITION, CONDUCTED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD IN THE 14 AREAS OF THE DISTRICT, IS ONE OF SEVERAL PROJECTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL.
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND-RAISING ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LI WAH-MING, APPEALED TO THE NEARLY 700 000 RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THIS MEANINGFUL FUNCTION.
ON SEPTEMBER 14 TO 16, FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM, MEMBERS OF THE 14 AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WILL MAKE DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO APPEAL FOR DONATIONS. IN SOME AREAS, MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONDUCT VISITS DURING THE DAY-TIME ON SEPTEMBER 14.
THEY WILL CARRY WITH A ROUND YELLOW TIN BOX WITH +FUND RAISING FOR UCH EXTENSION PROJECT+ PAINTED IN RED. RESIDENTS SHOULD PUT THEIR DONATIONS IN THE BOX.
FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE, AC AND MAC MEMBERS WILL BE CARRYING A CARD WITH THEIR NAMES ON IT.
THE THREE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST DONATION WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES.
MORE THAN 600 MEMBERS FROM AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' CORPORATION HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE PART IN THE FUND-RAISING PROJECT.
THE 14 AREAS IN KWUN TONG ARE PING SHEK, EAST NGAU TAU KOK, WEST NGAU TAU KOK, TOWN CENTRE, TSUI PING, SAU MAU PING (NORTH), LAM TIN (NORTH), YAU TONG, TING HONG, INDUSTRIAL AREA, SHUN LEE, SAU MAU PING (SOUTH), LAM TIN (SOUTH) AND SZE SHÁN,
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE TO BE DISCUSSED
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1986-88 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT AT ITS MEETING ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 8) AFTERNOON.
THE FRANCHISED BUS AND FERRY COMPANIES ARE REQUIRED, AS AN ANNUAL EXERCISE, TO PREPARE A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THEIR SERVICES FOR AGREEMENT WITH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. THE DISTRICT BOARD'S VIEWS ARE BEING SOUGHT BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT FINALISES THE PROGRAMME WITH OPERATORS.
/THE COMMITTEE