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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1982

VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES COMMENDED

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THREE TAI PO VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES TODAY (TUESDAY) RETIRED AFTER SERVING THE IR FELLOW VILLAGERS FOR A TOTAL OF 86 YEARS AMONG THEM.

THEY ARE MR CHEUNG SHIU-LOT OF TAI OM VILLAGE, MR CHUNG YIK- LUNG OF TAI OM SHAN VILLAGE AND MR CHAN PING-YING OF SHEUNG WONG YI AU VILLAGE.

THE IR RETIREMENT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING BY THE TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG WAI-LAM, AT THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF THE TAI PO VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES HELD AT THE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE.

AFTER THE MEETING, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION, ISSUED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, TO THEM.

WISHING THEM GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, MR LO THANKED THEM FOR THE IR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WELFARE OF THE VILLAGERS AND THE COMMUNITY OF TAI PO AS A WHOLE.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE NEW VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOW OPEN.

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS.

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 84 VILLAGES IN TAI PO.

WATER CUT IN STANLEY

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN STANLEY WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 17) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY STANLEY MAIN STREET AND TUNG TAU WAN ROAD.