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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1978

PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE TO REMAIN OPEN ON

NEW YEAR'S DAY

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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT ITS PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS IN WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI, TSUEN WAN AND KWUN TONG AND THE PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE WILL REMAIN OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY (JANUARY 1).

IN ADDITION, THE VICTORIA SMALL CRAFT LICENSING OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. ON THAT DAY AND THE MACAU FERRY WHARF UNIT OFFICES, FROM 7.30 A.M. ON JANUARY 1 TO 1.30 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY (JANUARY 2).

FUN FAIR FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ******

ABOUT 300 CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S CENTRES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE TREATED TO A CHRISTMAS FUN FAIR TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THERE WILL BE NINE GAME-STALLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED GAME- STALLS AND A PONY-RIDE. ABOUT 30 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP THEM,

MR. RICKY FUNG, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

THE FUNCTION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) AND THE SHEUNG WAN (WESTERN) AREA COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CHRISTMAS FUN FAIR FOR 300 CHILDREN FROM HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S CENTRES, ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN AND THE SHEUNG WAN (WESTERN) AREA COMMITTEE, TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 2 P.M. IN THE KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL PARK, HOSPITAL ROAD, SAI YING PUN.