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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1981

+THEY BROKE NEW RECORDS BOTH IN NUMBERS TAKING PART AND IN AMOUNTS RAISED. THIS SHOWS THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE PUBLIC-SPIRITED, UNITED, HELPFUL AND GENEROUS,+ HE SAID.

MR LAU SAID WHEN THE NEW TERRITORIES WALKS WERE FIRST HELD IN 1978/79, 29 000 PEOPLE TOOK PART AND $1.7 MILLION WAS RAISED- IN 1979/80, 36 000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AND THE AMOUNT RAISED WAS $2 MILLION- THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TOTALLED 43 000 AND $2.41 MILLION WAS RAISED FOR THE CHEST.

COMMUNITY CHEST WALKS IN HONG KONG STARTED 11 YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR THERE WERE 11 WALKS INVOLVING 132 000 PEOPLE. MORE THAN $6 MILLION WAS RAISED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

SNT TO OPEN SAILING CENTRE

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE SAIL TRAINING ASSOCIATION CENTRE AT LITTLE PALM BEACH, SAI KUNG, ON SATURDAY (MARCH 14) AT 11 AM.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 9.45 AM. MR DONALD STRANGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST.

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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A 300-METRE SECTION NORTH OF THE STUBBS ROAD/TAI HANG ROAD ROUNDABOUT WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 0.30 AM TO 5.30 AM ON SATURDAY (MARCH 14) AND TUESDAY (MARCH 17), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

TRAFFIC TO TUNG SHAN TERRACE AND CRAIGMONT WILL BE DIVERTED VIA QUEEN'S ROAD EAST AND STUBBS ROAD. OTHER TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO TAI HANG ROAD.

THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR A FLYOVER.

ALSO ON SATURDAY (MARCH 14), THE U-TURN LOOP FROM GARDEN ROAD TO COTTON TREE DRIVE NORTH OF PEAK TRAM STATION WILL ALSO BE CLOSED FROM 4 PM UNTIL 7 AM ON MONDAY (MARCH 16) TO FACILITATE REPAIR OF AN EXPANSION JOINT ON COTTON TREE DRIVE.

MOTORISTS COMING DOWN HILL FROM GARDEN ROAD AND WISHING TO PROCEED TO COTTON TREE DRIVE ARE ADVISED TO MAKE USE OF THE U-TURN LOOP NORTH OF THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

TRAFFIC FROM LOWER ALBERT ROAD TO COTTON TREE DRIVE MAY USE THE SLIP ROAD ADJACENT TO THE MURRAY BARRACKS CAR PARK.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.