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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1983

THOSE WHO COMPETE IN THE KITE-FLYING COMPETITION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES, ONE FOR THOSE AGED 16 OR BELOW AND THE OTHER FOR 17 OR ABOVE. MEDALS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST THREE WINNERS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RSS SAID: KITE-FLYING USED TO BE POPULAR IN OLD CHINA AND THE MANUFACTURING OF KITES HAS ITS OWN ARTISTIC VALUE.

+IN VIEW OF THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF THE CHINESE FOLKLORE, WE CONSIDER IT AS WORTH PURSUING.+

THE FEE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT IS $10.

THOSE WISHING TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT SHOULD CALL AT THE KOWLOON CITY RSS OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF MA TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY TELEPHONING 3-7128500.

CROWN LAND SOLD

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FOUR PIECES OF CROWN LAND WERE SOLD AT AN AUCTION HELD BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

TWO OF THE SITES ARE IN STANLEY AND ARE FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL (EXCLUDING GODOWN) PURPOSES.

THE FIRST SITE, MEASURING ABOUT 135 SQUARE METRES, WAS SOLD TO

OR YU WING CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT CO. FOR $3.7 MILLIÓN, $27 407.41 PER SQUARE METRE.

THE SECOND SITE, OF ABOUT 117.2 SQUARE METRES, WAS SOLD TO TALLOWAY INVESTMENT CO. LTD. FOR $2.8 MILLION, OR $23 890.78 PER SQUARE METRE.

THE REMAINING TWO SITES IN YUEN LONG ARE FOR INDUSTRIAL OR GODOWN PURPOSES.

ONE WAS SOLD BOTH HAVE AN AREA OF ABOUT 926.4 SQUARE METRES. TO SYRA LTD. FOR $1.3 MILLION OR $1 403.28 PER SQUARE METRE, WHILE THE OTHER WAS SOLD TO TINQUA LTD. FOR $1.8 MILLION OR $1 943.01 PER SQUARE METRE.

A FLAT AT 13 IVY STREET, 5TH FLOOR, KOWLOON, WHICH WAS ALSO OFFERED AT THE AUCTION WAS WITHDRAWN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BID,

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