WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN TSIM SHA TSUI *****
THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CO-ORDINATED AN OPERATION TO CLEAR 24 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN TSIM SHA TSUI,
HALF OF THESE STRUCTURES WERE LOCATED IN REAR LANES BOUNDED BY MINDEN ROW, MODY ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH AND THE OTHERS IN AREAS BOUNDED BY HANKOW ROAD, PEKING ROAD, MIDDLE ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD.
+OF THE CLEARED STRUCTURES, 15 WERE USED AS STORAGE AND NINE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.
EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $17 000 WERE GIVEN TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESS OPERATORS, HE ADDED.
TODAY'S OPERATION, AS PART OF THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
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POSTAL SERVICES TO LEBANON SUSPENDED *****
DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF BEIRUT AIRPORT, AIRMAIL AND AIR PARCEL SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND LEBANON ARE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SURFACE MAIL AND SURFACE PARCEL SERVICES TO LEBANON ALSO REMAIN SUSPENDED, HE ADDED.
DETAILS OF TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACE
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THE TAI PO DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF THIS YEAR'S RACE,
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION'S LI FOOK LAM INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE AT 2 ON CHEUNG ROAD, TAI PO.
PRESIDING AT THE MEETING WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE,
MR STEPHEN WONG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.
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