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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1981

SECTIONS OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT MOVE TO NEW OFF ICES

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A NUMBER OF SERVICES RUN BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT THE IR PRESENT HEADQUARTERS IN GUARDIAN HOUSE, WAN CHAI, WILL MOVE TO KOWLOON ON MONDAY.

THE ROAD TRANSPORT SECTION (KOWLOON) AND THE ROAD TRANSPORT SECTION (NEW TERRITORIES) WILL OPERATE FROM THE NEW KOWLOON REGIONAL OFFICE AT ROOM 2409, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 24TH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET.

THE MOVE WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SECTION (NEW TERRITORIES) WHICH IS PRESENTLY LOCATED AT PUI CHING ROAD IN KOWLOON.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT BUSINESS OF THE KOWLOON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT REGISTRY, METER REVENUE COLLECTION SECTION AND CAR PARK SECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM THE DUNDAS STREET OFFICE FROM MONDAY ONWARDS.

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FIRST CHEUNG CHAU ARTS FESTIVAL OPENS

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A DRAMA NIGHT OPENED THE ONE-WEEK CHEUNG CHAU ARTS FESTIVAL TODAY (SATURDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WAS ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG.

HE SAID HE HOPED THAT, FROM THE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ORGANISING A FESTIVAL ON CHEUNG CHAU, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO RUN A FESTIVAL FOR THE WHOLE OF ISLANDS DISTRICT IN FUTURE.

THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE AND CHEUNG CHAU CULTURAL INTEREST ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, WITH ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP.

THE DRAMA NIGHT WAS STAGED BY THE CULTURAL INTEREST ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AT CHEUNG CHAU CARITAS ST. PAUL PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND WILL BE REPEATED TOMORROW EVENING.

OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CHINESE CALL IGRAPHY EXHIBITION AND A VARIETY SHOW, THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION WILL START NEXT MONDAY AT CHEUNG CHAU RECREATIONAL CENTRE.

THE FESTIVAL WILL END WITH A VARIETY SHOW ON NOVEMBER 27 AT THE PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN WHICH CHEUNG CHAU STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WILL TAKE PART. IT WILL INCLUDE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS DISPLAYS MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, CHINESE CLASSICAL AND TRADITIONAL DANCING, SINGING AND A CANTONESE OPERA.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE, MR FUNG PAK-TAI AND THE VICE-CHAI YEN, MR HO YUN-LAM AND MR CHANG CHUEN-KWAL.

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