THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1988
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"TA CHIU" CEREMONIES IN YUEN LONG
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), MR MICHAEL SUEN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF A "TA CHIU" RELIGIOUS CEREMONY IN YUEN LONG ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 31).
ORGANISED BY SIX VILLAGES OF WANG CHAU IN PING SHAN RURAL AREA, THE "TA CHIU" CEREMONY IS HELD EVERY EIGHT YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRAYING FOR PEACE TO INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS.
WILL BE
THE CEREMONY WILL LAST THREE DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS AND HIGHLIGHTED BY A PROCESSION HELD ON MONDAY { JANUARY 2). THE PARADE WILL START FROM WANG CHAU AND PASS THROUGH YUEN LONG TOWN.
THE "TA CHIU" OPENING WILL ALSO BR ATTENDED BY REGIONAL COMMANDER, MR R.C. SMALLSHAW, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
THE POLICE THE HEUNG
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 31) IN FUK HING TSUEN IN WANG CHAU. THE CEREMONY WILL START AT 4.30 PM.
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES EXTENDED FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED MEMbers of THE
SERVICES PUBLIC TO MAKE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE BE
UP STEPPED
AND (SATURDAY) AS SERVICES ON MOST ROUTES WILL
ALSO
OPERATE LATER THAN USUAL.
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (KCR), THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT),
AND THE STAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND KOWLOON POINT, THE HONG KONG YAUMATI (HYF) PASSENGER/VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN CENTRAL AND JORDAN ROAD WILL OPERATE UNTIL AROUND 1 AM.
PEAK TRAMS WILL OPERATE UP TO 1.30 AM AND TRAM SERVICES (EXCEPT THOSE OPERATING ON THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP) WILL RUN UNTIL 2 AM.
PENG SUPPLEMENTARY FERRY SERVICES FROM CENTRAL TO MUI WO (VIA CHAU) AND FROM CENTAL TO CHEUNG CHAU (VIA YUNG SHUE WAN, LAMMA ISLAND) WILL BE OPERATED AT 1 AM AND 1.15 AM RESPECTIVELY.
/IN ADDITION,
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