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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1990
50 CHILDREN WIN QUEST TO PROMOTE LOVE FOR MOTHER
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SCHOOLS
FIFTY OUT OF 1,589 ENTRIES FROM 79 PRIMARY AND SPECIAL WON PRIZES IN THE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PAINTING COMPETITION TO PROMOTE LOVE AND RESPECT FOR MOTHERS.
THE PRIZES - BOOK TOKENS VALUED AT $300 EACH WERE PRESENTED TO THE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD AT THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE TODAY (SATURDAY).
THROUGH DVORAK'S "THE SONG MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME", CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR LOVE AND RESPECT FOR THEIR MOTHERS, THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS C.H. KONG, SAID.
THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CRAFTS CENTRE AND SPONSORED BY THE ZONTA CLUB OF KOWLOON.
CULTURAL
ALSO PRESENTING PRIZES TO THE WINNERS TODAY WAS THE PRESIDENT. OF THE ZONTA CLUB OF KOWLOON, MS JANICE CHAN.
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'NO PARKING' SIGNS PUT UP AT PROBLEM LOCATIONS
EIGHT SELECTED PROBLEM TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION IS
"NO PARKING" SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP AT LOCATIONS IN THE URBAN AREA WHERE SERIOUS CONTINUALLY CAUSED BY. ILLEGALLY STOPPED VEHICLES, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).
THESE SIGNS WILL BE READY ON TUESDAY (MAY 8).
AT THE SAME TIME, STRINGENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY THE POLICE AGAINST MOTORISTS CAUSING OBSTRUCTION WAITING OR PARKING THEIR VEHICLES AT THESE LOCATIONS.
WILL BE TAKEN TO TRAFFIC BY
PLACE OUTSIDE PEDDER STREET
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE LOCATIONS ARE CONNAUGHT EXCHANGE SQUARE, PEDDER STREET OUTSIDE WORLDWIDE HOUSE, OUTSIDE THE LANDMARK AND CENTRAL BUILDING, HARBOUR DRIVE OUTSIDE CAUSEWAY CENTRE, AND MARSH ROAD BETWEEN LOCKHART ROAD AND HENNESSY ROAD (LAYBY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF CARRIAGEWAY).
IN KOWLOON, THE LOCATIONS ARE CANTON ROAD OUTSIDE STAR HOUSE AND HONG KONG HOTEL, CANTON ROAD FROM KOWLOON PARK DRIVE ΤΟ HAIPHONG ROAD (LAYBY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF CARRIAGEWAY), AND GRANVILLE ROAD BETWEEN GRANVILLE SQUARE AND SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD (SOUTH SIDE).
FIXED
"NO PENALTY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT ONCE THE PARKING" SIGNS ARE IN POSITION, THE POLICE WILL ISSUE TICKETS TO OFFENDERS WITHOUT PRIOR VERBAL WARNINGS.
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