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Saturday, February 17, 1973

BATHING SHEDS IN N.T. BEACHES

To Be Made Available To Public

Fifty-two bathing sheds on beaches along Castle Peak Road in the

New Territories will be made available to the public through a ballot next

month.

Comprising 42 private bathing sheds and 10 club sheds, these will

be allocated to the public on permit from April 1 to March 31 next year.

The ballot will be held on March 9 in the Lecture Room on the 4th

floor of the Urban Services Department's Sai Yee Street Depot in Kowloon.

Ballot application forms, costing $10 each, may be obtained either

in person or by letter from the U.S.D. Pay Office at Central Government

Offices, West Wing, 13th floor, Hong Kong, from February 19 to 23.

Completed application forms must be returned to the Assistant Secretary

(New Territories) of the Urban Services Department, on or before March 2.

Following the ballot, a list of the successful applicants will be

published in the press.

Further information may be obtained by telephoning 3-942597 during

office hours.

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