FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1981
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SPECIAL FERRIES TO JOSS HOUSE BAY
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THE THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS EXPECTED TO ATTEND TIN HAU FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN JOSS HOUSE BAY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY (APRIL 26 AND 27) HAVE BEEN URGED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG, TO USE SPECIAL FERRIES BEING PROVIDED FOR THE OCCASION.
HE SAID FERRIES WERE THE MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO GET TO JOSS HOUSE BAY.
+! WOULD, HOWEVER, LIKE TO APPEAL TO EVERYONE TO REMEMBER TO CARRY THE IR IDENTITY CARDS AND ALSO TO PAY ATTENTION WHEN GETTING ON OR OFF FERRIES AND BOATS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS, HE SAID.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, MARINE POLICE AND MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES WILL PATROL THE AREA.
HE WARNED THAT OPERATORS WHO OVERLOADED THE IR VESSELS WERE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.
A POLICE SPOKESMAN REMINDED WORSHIPPERS TO BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS AND WARNED THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO POSSESS OR DISCHARGE FIREWORKS. HE ALSO STRESSED THAT LION DANCES ON THE SHORE WERE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
WORSHIPPERS WERE ALSO URGED TO TAKE SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRES.
A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN APPEALED FOR CIGARETTE ENDS, MATCHES AND WORSHIPPING ITEMS SUCH AS CANDLES, JOSS STICKS AND BURNING PAPERS TO BE PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED.
NO SALES OR DISPLAYS OF HYDROGEN-FILLED BALLOONS WILL BE PERMITTED,
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO WARNED VENDORS OR PURCHASERS OF HELIUM GAS FILLED BALLOONS TO AVOID EXPOSING THEM TO OPEN FIRE BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF EXPLOSION.
A NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN APPEALED TO WORSHIPPERS TO KEEP THE AREA CLEAN BY PLACING ALL LITTER IN CONTAINERS BEING PROVIDED. HE WARNED THAT REFUSE THROWN AWAY INDISCRIMINATELY MIGHT RESULT IN A FINE BEING IMPOSED,
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