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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1980

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YUEN LONG CHILDREN'S ARTS EXHIBITION

TO START TOMORROW

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A FIVE-DAY EXHIBITION OF CHILDREN'S ART WILL OPEN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN YUEN LONG.

YUEN LONG ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALAN FUNG, AND ACTING SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, MR CHAN CHI-FONG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AT 3 PM.

THE EXHIBITION IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, WHOSE WARDEN, MR JOHN LEE, SAID MORE THAN 10 000 LOCAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.

IT WILL FEATURE 230 EXHIBITS SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1 000 ENTRIES BY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO TOOK PART LAST MONTH IN A SERIES OF ART CREATION COMPETITIONS. WINNERS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE IR PRIZES AT THE OPENING CEREMONY,

THE EXHIBITION WAS ORGANISED TO PROMOTE YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN CREATIVE ARTS AND TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL IN THIS FIELD.

OPENING HOURS OF THE EXHIBITION WILL BE FROM 4 PM TO 6 PM ON THE FIRST DAY (WEDNESDAY) AND 10 AM TO 6 PM FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY (AUGUST 17). ADMISSION IS FREE.

TEMPORARY RAILWAY STATION FOR MONG KOK

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A TEMPORARY STATION AT MONG KOK WILL COME INTO USE ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 17), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

+THIS IS BECAUSE THE EXISTING STATION IS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AS PART OF THE MAMMOTH SCHEME TO MODERNISE AND ELECTRIFY THE RAILWAY, HE SAID.

THE TEMPORARY FACILITY, ABOUT 400 METRES SOUTH OF THE PRESENT STATION, IS OPPOSITE THE ELIZABETH YOUTH CENTRE IN YIM PO FONG STREET.

ALIGHTING PASSENGERS ARE URGED TO USE THE EXIT GATE LEADING TO PEACE AVENUE.

FRESH WATER CUT IN YAU MA TEI

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN YAU MA TEI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 9 PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 14) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR THE RENEWAL OF A SLUICE VALVE.

PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY MARKET STREET, NATHAN ROAD, PAK HOI STREET AND SHANGHAI STREET- AND THE METHODIST COLLEGE IN GASCOIGNE ROAD.