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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1981

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ALSO, TEMPORARY SPACE WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS JUNIOR POLICE CALL WHICH HAD NO PERMANENT OFF ICE.

MR LAM SAID THE FORMER TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1954 WHEN MR CHAN YAT-SUN WAS THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN.

IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1976 TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW TOWN

DEVELOPMENT.

DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, THE COMMITTEE HAD CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FROM RENTED PREMISES.

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IT HAD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN RESOLVING DISPUTES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE ARISING FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, MR LAM SAID.

HE SAID GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RESIDENTS WOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE COMMITTEE AND ITS MEMBERS, IN PARTICULAR MR CHAN YAT-SUN AND MR LAU WONG-FAT.

VOCAL CONCERTS TO BE HELD

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STUDENTS OF MADAM EVELYN CHIU, SOPRANO, WILL PERFORM IN THE FRIDAY MUSIC HOUR CONCERT JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE MUSIC OFFICE AS A PART OF THE REGULAR MUSIC PROGRAMME.

THE CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT 5.30 PM EACH DAY, ON MAY 8 AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL HALL AND ON MAY 15 AT THE WEST KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CONCERTS WILL INCLUDE ART SONGS, FOLK SONGS AND OPERA ARIAS, SUCH AS 'LOVE LORN SONG', 'CARO MIO BEN”, 'O MIO BABBINO CARO'.

FREE ADMISSION TICKETS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL LIBRARY (225, HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG), THE MUSIC OFFICE HEADQUARTERS (HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 9/F., HONG KONG) AND THE WEST KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE (157, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON).

URBAN CLEARWAY IN NORTH POINT

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THE SECTION OF OIL STREET BETWEEN KING'S ROAD AND ELECTRIC ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED AN URBAN CLEARWAY FROM 7 AM ON SUNDAY (MAY 10), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP ON THE CLEARWAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 AM AND 10 AM AND 4 PM AND 7 PM.

THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CLEARWAY WILL BE INDICATED BY TRAFFIC SIGNS.