MONDAY, MAY 11, 1987
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MORE FUNDS FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND
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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS SO FAR RECEIVED ABOUT $860 000 FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC IN SUPPORT OF THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND.
IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, ABOUT $100 000 WAS RECEIVED, WITH MORE THAN $57 000 FROM ST LOUIS SCHOOL IN SAI YING PUN: $22 000 FROM THE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND $20 000 FROM THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE PUBLIC'S ENTHUSIASTIC AND PERSISTENT SUPPORT WAS MUCH APPRECIATED.
HE HOPED THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT ON A LONG-TERM BASIS SO THAT THE PRESENT AS WELL AS COMING GENERATIONS COULD BENEFIT FROM THE FUND.
WAN CHAI TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETS TOMORROW
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MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO ELECT A NEW CHAIRMAN FOR 1987-88.
DURING THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS TRAFFIC CONGESTION PROBLEMS AT THE JUNCTION OF TIN LOK LANE AND HENNESSY ROAD- AT TAI HANG ROAD NEAR TIGER BALM GARDEN; AND AT THE JUNCTION OF HENNESSY ROAD, QUEENSWAY AND QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS PROPOSALS TO RENAME STREETS AND FACILITIES ADJACENT TO THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.
THEY WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WAN CHAI DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TO BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT 4 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE 8TH FLOOR OF TUNG WAH MANSION AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD.
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