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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1983

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250-YEAR OLD TEMPLE REOPENED

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THE 250-YEAR-OLD KWAN TE TEMPLE ON SOUTH LANTAU WAS REOPENED TO WORSHIPPERS AND LOCAL VILLAGERS TODAY, AFTER COMPLETION OF RENOVATION WORK.

SITUATED IN TONG FUK ON SOUTH LANTAU, THE TEMPLE HAS BEEN A PLACE FOR LOCAL VILLAGERS TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE IR DEITY, KWAN TEI DURING SUCH TRADITIONAL FESTIVITIES AS THE TUEN NG (DRAGON BOAT), MID-AUTUMN AND THE WINTER SOLSTICE.

WITH $70 000 IN FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE CHINESE TEMPLE COMMITTEE, RENOVATION WORK BEGAN IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND WAS COMPLETED BY THE END OF MARCH THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF THE VILLAGERS.

A RIBBON-CUTTING AND AN UNVEILING CEREMONY. PERFORMED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, WAS HELD TODAY TO MARK THE OCCASION.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, MR YAP SAID THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH RESIDENTS, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES, RURAL COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO CO-ORDINATE THE WORKS OF THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED, AND TO SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS AND CUSTOMS OF LOCAL VILLAGERS.

+TODAY'S EVENT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, AND I HOPE THIS COMMUNITY SPIRIT WILL GO ON, HE SAID.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR TSANG LIN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH LANTAU RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU YUNG-FUK, AND A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR YOUNG WING-YAU.

TRAM TRACK WORK WILL REDUCE SATURDAY SERVICE

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TRAM SERVICES WILL BE REDUCED ON SATURDAY (JUNE 4) FOR THE REALIGNMENT OF TRAM TRACKS ON DES VOUEX ROAD CENTRAL.

THE LAST TRAM WILL LEAVE HAPPY VALLEY FOR KENNEDY TOWN AT 10.06 PM, FOR WHITTY STREET AT 10.17 PM AND FOR WESTERN MARKET AT 10.33 PM.

THE SERVICE FROM NORTH POINT TO WHITTY STREET WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 10.07 PM AND TO WESTERN MARKET UNTIL 10.26 PM.

THE LAST TRAM WILL LEAVE SHAU KE: WAN FOR WESTERN MARKET AT 10.13 PM.

/TRANS TRAVELLING