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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1981

THE OPENING WAS ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY-ESTABLISHED KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, INCLUDING MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT, WHO CUT THE RIBBON AT THE CEREMONY. MRS ELLIOTT IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE NEW KWUN TONG SUB-OFFICE, WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR COMPUTER TERMINALS, WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RENEWING VEHICLE LICENCES, TRANSFERRING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, AND ISSUING AND RENEWING DRIVING LICENCES AND OTHER PERMITS.

DRIVING AND WRITTEN TESTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY

THE MURRAY ROAD AND DUNDAS STREET OFFICES.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN URGED MOTORISTS LIVING IN EAST KOWLOON AND THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT TO USE THE NEW SUB-OFFICE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THE SUB-OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 8.45 AM TO 4.10 PM ON WEEK DAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 11.50 AM ON SATURDAYS.

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES IS 3-354950.

TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD TO SPEND $825 000 ON ACTIVITIES

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TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD IS TO SPEND $825 000 ON CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR, 60 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL BUDGET ALLOCATED BY GOVERNMENT.

THIS WAS AGREED AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING HELD RECENTLY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID TUEN MUN RESIDENTS SHOWED TALENT IN ORGANISING ARTS AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES WHICH ALWAYS ATTRACTED ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.

THE BOARD HOPED THAT SUCCESS WOULD CONTINUE AND MORE ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ORGANISED FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE NEW TOWN WITH THE COMPLETION OF NEW HOUSING ESTATES THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE $825 000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO TUEN MUN ARTS PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, A MAJOR CULTURAL ORGANISATION IN THE DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION COMPRISE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS, PLUS LEADERS OF LOCAL CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.

ACTIVITIES BEING ORGANISED BY THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDE CANTONE SE OPERA AND CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TRAINING CLASSES, CHOIR PERFORMANCES, ARTS COMPETITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS.

A FURTHER $84 000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES

FOR PROMOTING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

BESIDES, $120 000 WILL BE SPENT ON SPORTS PROJECTS ORGANISED BY THE BOARD AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE.

/A TUEN