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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1980

GOVERNOR ATTENDS VARIETY SHOW AT YUEN LONG

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WAS GUEST OF HONOUR AT

ATTENDED BY A VARIETY SHOW AT YUEN LONG STADIUM THIS EVENING, A CAPACITY CROWD OF 5 000.

SIR MURRAY WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT- AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.

IN A WELCOMING SPEECH, THE CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR TAI KUEN, SAID THE PRESENCE OF THE GOVERNOR +ADDED GLITTER+ TO THE EVENT WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY HIS 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.

THE PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT STARTED WITH A FAN DANCE BY A TEAM OF 18 DANCERS WHO WILL REPRESENT THE HEUNG YEE KUK AT THE +HONG KONG IN LONDON+ FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN BATTERSEA PARK, LONDON, ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A FREE-FALL PARACHUTE DISPLAY BY FLYING DRAGONS OF THE JOINT SERVICES PARACHUTE CLUB, FOLK DANCES BY STUDENTS OF SILVER JUBILEE AND YAU KUNG SCHOOLS, A RIBBON DANCE BY A TEAM OF POLICEWOMEN AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE BAND. THE MUSIC OFFICE'S MASTER AND WIND BANDS ALSO TOOK PART.

THE PIPES AND DRUMS AND MILITARY BAND OF THE 1ST BATTALION QUEEN'S OWN HIGHLANDERS ENDED THE SHOW BY BEATING RETREAT.

THE SHOW MARKED THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OF 150 SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN WHICH MORE THAN 50 000 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

PROPERTY TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTE

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THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED 1980-81 DEMAND NOTES FOR TAX ON PROPERTY ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT PROPERTY TAXPAYERS, WHETHER OWNERS, AGENTS OR OCCUPIERS, WHO PAY RATES FOR LAND AND BUILDINGS ON THE ISLAND SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THEIR DEMAND NOTES BY NOW.

IF NOT, THEY SHOULD GET COPIES FROM THE TREASURY ACCOUNTS BRANCH OF THE TREASURY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, 9TH FLOOR, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG.

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