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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1982

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METRICATION FLOAT TAKES TO THE ROAD

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KOWLOON WILL BE BRIGHTENED UP TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON WHEN A COLOURFUL METRICATION CARNIVAL FLOAT GOES SWINGING DOWN THE STREETS, BROADCASTING METRICATION SONGS ON THE WAY.

THE FLOAT WILL BE MANNED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG ARTISTES IN THEIR JOINT EFFORT WITH THE METRICATION COMMITTEE TO SPREAD THE METRICATION MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC.

SCHEDULED STOPS FOR THE FLOAT ARE:

1.00 3.15 3.30 PM 3.45 · 4.00 PM 4.154.30 PM

3.00 PM

TSIM SHA TSUI PUBLIC PIER

JORDAN ROAD (KWUN CHUNG MARKET)

OI MAN ESTATE BUS TERMINUS LOK FU ESTATE (MARKET)

WHERE THE FLOAT STOPS, RTHK MEMBERS WILL TALK TO THE SPECTATORS, ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT MÉTRICATION AND GIVE AWAY PRIZES SUCH AS COFFEE POTS, CARPET SWEEPERS AND CONVERSION SLIDE RULES.

THE EVENT REPRESENTS THE METRICATION COMMITTEE'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT 'WORD OF MOUTH' PROMOTION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE JOURNEY OF THE METRICATION CARNIVAL FLOAT TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE TIMES AND PLACES

INDICATED.

TRAM SERVICES CURTAILED ON SATURDAY

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TRAM SERVICES WILL BE CURTAILED THIS SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) TO ALLOW FOR THE REAL IGNMENT OF NEW TRAM TRACKS IN SHEUNG WAN.

THE LAST TRAMS WILL DEPART FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO WESTERN MARKET AT 10.50 PM; FROM NORTH POINT TO WHITTY STREET AND WESTERN MARKET AT 11.03 PM; FROM HAPPY VALLEY TO KENNEDY TOWN, WHITTY STREET AND WESTERN MARKET AT 11.10 PM; FROM KENNEDY TOWN TO HAPPY VALLEY AT 11.43 PM: FROM WHITTY STREET TO NORTH POINT AT 11.38 PM FROM WHITTY STREET TO HAPPY VALLEY AT 11.49 PM : FROM WESTERN MARKET TO SHAU KEI WAN AT 11.30 PM: FROM WESTERN MARKET TO NORTH POINT AT 11.46 PM, AND FROM WESTERN MARKET TO HAPPY VALLEY AT 11.57 PM.

ADDITIONAL TRAM SERVICES WILL BE OPERATED BETWEEN SHAU KEI WAN AND HAPPY VALLEY, AND BETWEEN SHAU KE WAN AND WAN CHAI (FENWICK STREET) AFTER 10.20 PM.

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