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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1981

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TUEN MUN OLD PEOPLE CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR

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MORE THAN 500 TUEN MUN RESIDENTS AGED OVER 70 TODAY (SUNDAY) ATTENDED A CANTONESE OPERA AND A DINNER.

THE EVENTS WERE ARRANGED BY THE RESPECT FOR THE AGED ORGANISING COMMITTEE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AND TUEN MUN ARTS PROMOTION ASSOCIATION.

EXPENSES TOTALLING ABOUT $50 000 WERE MET BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND LOCAL PRIVATE DONATIONS. THE OPERA WAS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF TUEN MUN ARTS PROMOTION ASSOCIATION AT ST. SIMON'S LUI MING CHOI TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

THE TWO ELDEST ATTENDING THE DINNER, MADAME MOK TZE-CHING AGED 99, AND MR YEUNG CHONG-KWONG, AGED 92, WERE EACH PRESENTED WITH A GOLD MEDAL.

DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WONG-FAT, WERE ALSO PRESENT AT THE DINNER.

THE EVENTS WERE PART OF A FIVE-WEEK PROGRAMME WHICH BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1 TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN TUEN MUN.

OTHER CELEBRATIONS INCLUDE A VARIETY SHOW AT FIRST NEW MOON, A FUN FAIR, AN EXHIBITION ON TUEN MUN, A BALL, PICNICS, A CHILDREN'S GAMES DAY AND A SPECIAL EVENT FOR FISHERMEN.

LAND TO BE FORMED IN TAI WAF

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) INVITED TENDERS FOR SITE FORMATION, ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS IN TAI WAI, SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

UNDER THE CONTRACT, ABOUT SIX HECTARES WILL BE FORMED FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES.

ASSOCIATED WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD BRIDGE ACROSS SHING MUN RIVER, GROUND LEVEL ROADS TO SERVE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, AND A SUBWAY,

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN MAY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.