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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1988
BACK LANE CLEARANCE BEGINS IN YAU TSIM
FORTY-FOUR ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN BACK LANES BOUNDED BY DUNDAS STREET, NATHAN ROAD, TUNG FONG STREET AND WATERLO0 ROAD WILL BE PULLED DOWN IN A THREE-DAY CLEARANCE OPERATION THAT BEGAN IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THESE STRUCTURES WERE USED AS SHOPS, DOMESTIC UNITS, STORES AND CANOPIES.
EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS, TOTALLING $101,067.90 WERE GRANTED ΤΟ ELIGIBLE SHOP OPERATORS.
THE CLEARANCE OPERATION IS BEING CO-ORDINATED BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE AS PART OF ITS CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENT.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE OPERATION ARE STAFF FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
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ENTRIES INVITED FOR CHILDREN'S SINGING CONTEST
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CHILDREN LIVING OR STUDYING IN SAI KUNG, HANG HAU
·RENNIE'g MILL ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT CHILDREN SINGING CONTEST.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR ASSOCIATION, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE CONTEST IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING CHILDREN'S POTENTIAL IN SINGING AND CULTIVATING THEIR INTEREST IN MUSIC.
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE BETWEEN FIVE AND 15 YEARS OLD. THEY CAN TAKE PART IN EITHER SOLO SINGING OR GROUP SINGING.
THE PRELIMINARY CONTESTS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 1 AND 8, AND THE FINALS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 29.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT AND AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS SEPTEMBER 23.
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