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TUESDAY, SEPTIMBER 2, 1980
THE SHOW HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, THE SIX RURAL COMMITTEES OF HA TSUEN, KAM TIN, PAT HEUNG, PING SHAN, SAN TIN AND SHAP PAT HEUNG AND UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
IT MARKS THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, IN WHICH MORE THAN 50 000 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 150 SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
THE PIPES AND DRUMS AND MILITARY BAND OF THE 1ST BATTALION QUEEN'S OWN HIGHLANDERS WILL BEAT RETREAT.
A TEAM OF 18 YOUNG DANCERS, WHO WILL REPRESENT THE HEUNG YEE KUK AT THE +HONG KONG IN LONDON FESTIVAL LATER THIS MONTH, WILL PRESENT A FAN DANCE.
ALSO IN THE PROGRAMME WILL BE A FREE-FALL PARACHUTE DISPLAY BY THE JOINT SERVICES PARACHUTE CLUB, A RIBBON DANCE BY A TEAM OF POLICEWOMEN, PERFORMANCES BY THE BAND OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND THE MASTER AND WIND BANDS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, AND A MASS LION DANCE.
ADMISSION TICKETS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SCHOOLS, RURAL COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES. A LIMITED NUMBER IS AVAILABLE AT YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE. THE PROGRAMME STARTS AT 5.30 PM.
NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR TAI PO DEVELOPMENT
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL BUILD ANOTHER FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AT HA HANG FOR TAI PO.
A $4.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WAS AWARDED THIS MORNING AND SIGNED BY MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNG MAU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
MR LEE SAID THE NEW RESERVOIR WAS PART OF A WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMME TO CATER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN AND THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE THERE.
+ IT WILL BE AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HA HANG SERVICE RESERVOIR AND WILL GIVE AN ADDITIONAL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 10 000 CUBIC METRES, HE SAID.
WORK WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 13 MONTHS.
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