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NOTE TO EDITORS:

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1983

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SUBSIDISED PLACES IN OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL

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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A JOINT SCHEME BETWEEN THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL TO PROVIDE SUBSIDISED PLACES FOR DESERVING YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (MAY 2) AT 3 PM IN THE GIS THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE MR BARRIE WIGGHAM- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, MR JACK TUCKER AND CHIEF RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR DAVID MAK, WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE CONFERENCE.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.

MA ON SHAN MA LIU SHUI FERRY SERVICES

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FERRY FARES BETWEEN MA ON SHAN AND MA LIU SHUI WILL BE REVISED FROM SUNDAY (MAY 1) FROM $2 TO $3 FOR ADULTS AND FROM $1 TO $1.50 FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FARE INCREASE WAS NECESSARY DUE TO RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS AND A DROP IN PATRONAGE FOLLOWING THE CLEARANCE OF MA ON SHAN SQUATTER AREAS.

TRAM SERVICES CURTAILED

TRAM SERVICES WILL BE CURTAILED ON SATURDAY NIGHT (APRIL 30) FOR WORKS ON TRAM TRACK AT THE JUNCTION OF HENNESSY ROAD AND ARSENAL STREET.

THE LAST DEPARTURES FROM HAPPY VALLEY TO KENNEDY TOWN, WHITTY STREET AND WESTERN MARKET WILL BE AT 11.15 PM, FROM NORTH POINT TO WHITTY STREET AND WESTERN MARKET AT 11.08 PM AND FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO WESTERN MARKET AT 10.50-PM.

TRAVELLING EASTBOUND, THE SERVICE FROM WESTERN MARKET TO SHAU KE WAN WILL RUN UNTIL 11.38 PM, TO NORTH POINT UNTIL 11.51 PM AND TO HAPPY VALLEY UNTIL 12.02 AM.

THE LAST TRAMS WILL LEAVE WHITTY STREET FOR NORTH POINT AT 11.43 PM AND FOR HAPPY VALLEY AT 11.54 PM.

THE LAST DEPARTURE FROM KENNEDY TOWN TO HAPPY VALLEY WILL BE AT 11.48 PM.

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