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SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1980

NEW ROAD FOR ABERDEEN

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A NEW SERVICE ROAD WILL BE BUILT SHORTLY ON THE ABERDEEN RECLAMATION NEAR THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE WORK WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 200 METRES LONG AND 7.5 METRES WIDE TWO-LANE NEW CARRIAGEWAY WITH A FOOTPATH OF FOUR METRES WIDE ON ONE SIDE.

SOME 175 METRES OF STORMWATER DRAINS WILL ALSO BE LAID IN THE PROJECT.

WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE. ON COMPLETION, THE NEW ROAD WILL SERVE AS A TEMPORARY ACCESS FOR STATIONARY FLOATING CRAFT AND FERRIES WHICH WOULD BE MOVED TO THIS AREA TO MAKE WAY FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF RECLAMATION IN ABERDEEN.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR TO GIVE INAUGURAL CONCERT

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL TOMORROW (SUNDAY) OFFICIATE AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE INAUGURATION OF SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR - THE FIRST DISTRICT-WIDE MUSIC GROUP TO BE SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD,

THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7.30 PM IN THE BAPTIST COLLEGE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MULTI-LINGU AL PROGRAMME OF 15 SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

THE CHOIR WAS FORMED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE INAUGURAL CONCERT OF THE SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR. THEY ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL NOT LATER THAN 7.15 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

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FIRING PRACTICE ****

FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON FRIDAY (MARCH 14) BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF PRACTICE.