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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1983

TSUEN WAN LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR SITES AUCTIONED

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ALL 208 STALL SITES AT THE FORTHCOMING LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR IN TSUEN WAN WERE TAKEN UP AT A PUBLIC AUCTION TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOST OF THE STALL SITES FETCHED HIGHER PRICES THAN EXPECTED,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE HIGHEST BID PRICE FOR A FLOWER STALL SITE WAS $3 600 AS COMPARED WITH $2 400 FETCHED FOR A SIMILAR STALL SITE LAST YEAR. THE LOWEST PRICE BID WAS $950.

A DRY GOODS STALL SITE FETCHED THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1 750 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $800.

TWO SITES FOR SALE OF BOTTLED DRINKS WERE TAKEN UP AT $3 900 AND $2 800.

THE UPSET PRICE FOR EACH STALL SITE WAS $75.

THE AUCTION WAS HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM.

ALL STALLS FOR THE FAIR WILL BE ERECTED AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND BETWEEN FEBRUARY 6 AND 13.

YUEN

SIX OTHER LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL TAKE PLACE AT KWAI CHUNG, TUEN MUN, LONG, SHEUNG SHUI, TAI PO AND SHA TIN.

ILE RETRAINING COURSE ***

ONE HUNDRED PRIMARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE TEACHERS HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE FIRST RETRAINING COURSE ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S NEW INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION (ILE).

TO MARK THE OCCASION, A GRADUATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 14) AT THE ILE AT PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 21/F, DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON AT 3 PM.

THE DIRECTOR