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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1:33

NEW YEAR PARTIES FOR THE ELDERLY

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MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE, ALL AGED OVER 73, WILL BE TREATED TO A NEW YEAR RECEPTION IN TAI PO TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE OLDEST GUEST, 98-YEAR-OLD MADAM LEE PING-KIU, WILL RECEIVE A GOLDEN PLATE.

ALL GUESTS ATTENDING THE PARTY WILL BE GIVEN A +LAI SEE+ PACKET AS A NEW YEAR BLESSING.

THE PARTY IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AS PART OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO WILL ATTEND THE PARTY.

ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20) AFTERNOON, 300 ELDERLY PEOPLE AT SHAU KEI WAN WILL ATTEND A LUNAR NEW YEAR VARIETY SHOW ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, OUR LOBAL AREA COMMITTEES AND THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATION,

SIX GUESTS, AGED BETWEEN 88 AND 94 FROM HOLY CROSS PATH VILLAGE, KAU MAN TSUEN AND SAI WAN HO, WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL GIFTS.

THE VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF THE CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB COLLEGE AT 2B, TAI CHEONG STREET, SHAU KEI WAN, STARTING FROM 2 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER (1) THE TAI PO PARTY AT 3 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT SUN PO SHING RESTAURANT ON HEUNG SZE WUI STREET, TAI PO AND (II) THE VARIETY SHOW FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 20) AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF THE CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB COLLEGE AT 2B, TAI CHEONG STREET, SHAU KEI WAN.

IMPORT CONTROL EXEMPTIONS ****

A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, ACETIC ACID AND AUTOMATIC MACHINES WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO IMPORT LICENSING CONTROL BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT OF FIRST SCHEDULE) ORDER 1983, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WILL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CONTROL TO ENSURE THAT AUTOMATIC MACHINES (OR MACHINES FOR AMUSEMENT, RECREATION OR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES) ARE INSTALLED ONLY IN LICENSED PREMISES AS STIPULATED BY THE MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES ORDINANCE, CAP, 114, LAWS OF HONG KONG.