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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1987
A MONG KOK FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, COMPRISING COMMUNITY LEADERS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HAS BEEN FORMED TO CO-ORDINATE THE FESTIVAL.
+THE BOARD HAS AGREED TO SET ASIDE $300 000 FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO SPONSOR THE FESTIVAL. WE ALSO WELCOME DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT TO THE EVENT,+ MR CHOW SAID.
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DB MEMBERS VISIT TELEPHONE COMPANY
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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY TO SEE ITS OPERATIONS AND THE VARIOUS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY.
LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG, AND ACCOMPANIED BY WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH, THE PARTY FIRST WENT TO THE NGAU TAU KOK ENGINEERING CENTRE.
MR HO THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE COMPANY'S REGIONAL MANAGER YUI-CHEONG, ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE CONTROL EWHICH HANDLED REPORTS OF TELEPHONE BREAKDOWNS, AND THE CUSTOMER FSERVICES WHICH PROCESSED THE APPLICATIONS OF NEW TELEPHONE LINES.
MEMBERS WERE ALSO INTRODUCED TO THE STARLINE SERVICES WHICH FEATURED SPEED DIALLING, INCOMING CALL ALERT, AND BLOCKING UNWANTED INCOMING CALLS.
THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE YUEN CHAU KOK ENGINEERING CENTRE AND SAW AN EXHIBITION OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK. THE NETWORK PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF USES, INCLUDING WIRED TELEVISION, FACSIMILE, AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE, MOBILE RADIO TELEPHONE AND MANY OTHER TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES.
MEMBERS THE TOUR ENDED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTRE. LEARNT THAT THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT DIALLING (IDD) WAS NOW AVAILABLE TO 151 DESTINATIONS.
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