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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1981

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SECOND GOVERNMENT INTERDEPARTMENTAL RACE

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THE KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARK WILL BE THE VENUE OF THE SECOND GOVERNMENT INTERDEPARTMENTAL RACE ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 28).

THIS FOLLOWS THE SUCCESS OF THE INAUGURAL RACE LAST YEAR WHICH WAS RUN ON THE INTERHONG RACE COURSE AROUND MT CAMERON ON HONG KONG

ISLAND.

THERE WILL BE TWO RACES THIS YEAR: LADIES WILL START JUST AFTER 10 AM AND FOLLOW A COURSE OF ABOUT 4.5 KM- THE MEN WILL START AT 10.30 AM AND PROCEED ON A LONGER COURSE OF 7.5 KM.

18 DEPARTMENTS WITH ABOUT 300 PARTICIPANTS WILL ENTER THE RACES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE COVERED IN LESS THAN 25 MINUTES.

THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL RACES, ORGANISED BY PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS ON YEARLY ROTATION, IS BEING ORGANISED THIS YEAR BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE SIR DENYS ROBERTS, HAS DONATED A TROPHY. HE WILL START THE RACES AND LATER PRESENT THE +ROBERTS SHIELD AND OTHER TROPHIES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL START AT THE SECTION OF GOLDEN HILL ROAD BETWEEN KOWLOON AND BYEWASH RESERVOIR AT 10 AM ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 28).

TWO-WAY TRAFFIC IN SHEK KU STREET ****

TRAFFIC IN SHEK KU STREET IN HO MAN TIN DISTRICT WILL BE REVERTED TO TWO-WAY FLOW FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 27), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE REVERSION TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC IS BEING MADE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ROAD WORKS IN THE AREA.

TSIM SHA TSUI WATER CUT

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE TEMPORARILY CUT OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 26) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD, KIMBERLEY ROAD, OBSERVATORY ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, CAMERON ROAD, AND CARNARVON ROAD INCLUDING KIMBERLEY STREET, GRANVILLE ROAD, SALISBURY AVENUE AND GRANVILLE CIRCUIT.