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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1981,

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HOUSE SPEAKER VISITS KWUN TONG

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THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THE RT HON GEORGE THOMAS, SPENT THIS (MONDAY) MORNING VISITING KWUN TONG.

ACCOMPANIED BY HIS ASSISTANT PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR DONALD LORD, AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR ALBERT LAM, MR THOMAS FIRST WENT TO KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR DAVID TSUI.

WHILE TOURING THE TOWN CENTRE, MR THOMAS WAS BRIEFED ON SUCH MATTERS AS TRAFFIC CONGESTION, HAWKER AND STREET OBSTRUCTION AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND MARKETING FACILITIES.

FROM THE TOWN CENTRE, HE WENT TO SAU MAU PING, AND FROM A VANTAGE POINT ON THE ROOFTOP OF AN ESTATE BUILDING, HAD AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE ON LOK TSUEN SQUATTER AREA, WHERE SOME 4 000 PEOPLE LOST THEIR HOMES IN A FIRE LAST MONTH.

MR THOMAS ALSO VISITED A LOW-RENT DOMESTIC UNIT AT SAU MAU PING ESTATE.

HE CONCLUDED HIS TOUR WITH A VISIT TO THE PO LEUNG KUK'S SAU MAU PING PRE-SCHOOL TRAINING CENTRE, WHICH PROVIDES DAY CARE FOR ABOUT 20 MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX.

MR THOMAS IS DUE TO LEAVE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR DELHI.

ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE FOR SHA TIN LASER SHOWS

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL RUN ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THE OUTDOOR MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL LASER SHOWS TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12, 13 AND 14 AT SHA TIN RACECOURSE.

IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SERVICES A SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 7.07 PM ON THESE THREE EVENINGS AND ARRIVE AT THE RACECOURSE STATION AT 7.30 PM, A SPOKESMAN SAID.

AFTER THE SHOWS, TWO SPECIAL TRAINS WILL TAKE PEOPLE BACK TO KOWLOON, LEAVING THE RACECOURSE STATION AT 10.50 PM AND 11.04 PM, AND ARRIVING AT KOWLOON STATION AT 11.17 PM AND 11.29 PM.

RETURN TICKETS FOR THESE SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICES WERE ON SALE

AT $4 FROM TODAY (MONDAY) UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11.

APART FROM THESE SPECIAL TRAINS, FIVE UP TRAINS AND SIX DOWN TRAINS WILL STOP AT THE RACECOURSE STATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT, IN THE COURSE OF REGULAR SERVICE.

TIME TABLES FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULE HAVE BEEN POSTED AT ALL STATIONS.

PEOPLE INTENDING TO USE THESE TRAINS SHOULD PURCHASE THE IR RETURN TICKETS AT KOWLOON STATION, AS NO BOOKINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE RACECOURSE STATION.

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