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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1975

RAILWAY TRACK AT HO MAN TIN ******

ONE OF THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE NEW TRACK FOR THE HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINUS WILL DE LAID TO LINK UP WITH THE EXISTING RAILWAY ALIGNMENT AT HO MAN TIN.

EXCAVATION AND DRAINAGE WORKS TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS FOR THE TRACKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT FIRST AHEAD OF THE RAINY SEASON.

WHEN THESE ARE COMPLETED 150 METRES OF NEW TRACK WILL BE LAID AND 130 METRES OF EXISTING TRACK WILL BE RE-ALIGNED FOR THE LINK-UP.

THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE P.W.D. CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN, WILL ALSO SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED BY JULY THIS YEAR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

HEUNG YEE KUK NEW YEAR GATHERING

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THE HEUNG YEE KUK'S ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR PARTY WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 PM. ON MONDAY, (FEBRUARY 24) AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL.

AMONG THE 1,000 GUESTS EXPECTED TO ATTEND WILL BE THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WHO WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING. THE EVENT IS AN OCCASION AT WHICH MEMBERS OF THE KUK EXCHANGE NEW YEAR GREETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WORKING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THIS YEAR, THE PARTY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICIALS AND VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR A PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PARTY.

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