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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1980

MEDALS FOR HONG KONG PHOTOGRAPHERS

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HONG KONG PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WON MEDALS IN THE SECOND COMMONWEALTH PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION HELD EARLIER IN CYPRUS RECEIVED THEIR AWARDS FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM THIS EVENING.

MR WIGGHAM RETURNED LAST MONTH WITH THE MEDALS. HE REPRESENTED HONG KONG AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WAS OFFICIATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS.

THERE WERE FIVE GROUPS OF ENTRIES IN THE EXHIBITION. HONG KONG WON TWO GOLD AND ONE BRONZE MEDALS. THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL WAS WON BY MR SUNNY LEE WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH +HAPPY JOSS+. THE SECOND WAS AWARDED TO HONG KONG FOR THE BEST GROUP ENTRY IN THE BLACK AND WHITE SECTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS PEOPLE'. CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR ARTHUR HACKER. AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, MR CHANG HUNG CHEON JOINTLY RECEIVED THIS MEDAL. THE BRONZE WAS WON BY MR TANG PO YUEN WITH HIS GOING STRONG+,

TODAY'S PRESENTATION CEREMONY WAS HELD DURING THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG.

THE SECOND COMMONWEALTH PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION WAS HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE FIRST COMMONWEALTH FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL IN WHICH HONG KONG WAS REPRESENTED BY THE HONG KONG JING YING. IN THE TELEVISION COMPETITION OF THAT FESTIVAL, RTHK WON A SILVER MEDAL WITH THE YOUNG CONCUBINE+.

ISLAND ROAD TO BE WIDENED FOR TUNNEL TRAFFIC

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IMPROVEMENT WORK ON A SECTION OF ISLAND ROAD BETWEEN WONG CHUK HANG AND DEEP WATER BAY WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK.

ON COMPLETION IN 15 MONTHS, THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD WILL ACCOMMODATE THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AFTER THE OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL.

A $14 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WAS SIGNED TODAY BY MR PANG HAU-CHUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED.

THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE WIDENING OF 850 METRES OF THE ROAD FROM FIVE METRES TO 6.75 METRES ON AN IMPROVED ALIGNMENT.

THIS WILL REQUIRE CONSTRUCTING RETAINING WALLS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE ROAD DECKING ON THE SEAWARD SIDE.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE PWD'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

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