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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1983

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HE SAID THERE WERE MORE THAN 500 000 OLD PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 60 IN HONG KONG IN 1981, AND THE NUMBER WAS INCREASING RAPIDLY.

+OLD PEOPLE CAN, AT THE SAME TIME, LEARN NEW THINGS BY TAKING PART IN SOCIAL WORK IN THEIR SPARE TIMĒ,

+THEY CAN FIND NEW FRIENDS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY, MR HSU SAID.

HE SAID LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE OLD PEOPLE AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD KEEP UP THEIR EFFORT AND HELP PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE FOR THE AGED.

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PARKING CHARGES EXTENDED TO HOLIDAYS

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PARKING CHARGES AT ABOUT 350 METERED SPACES IN WAN CHAI, CAUSEWAY BAY AND HAPPY VALLEY WILL BE EXTENDED TO SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FROM 10 AM ON JUNE 26 (SUNDAY).

THIS IS TO BETTER REGULATE THE USE OF PARKING SPACES AND TO DETER LONG-TERM PARKING EVEN DURING HOLIDAYS, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED TODAY.

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THE CHARGES WILL BE THE SAME AS THOSE ON WEEKDAYS BUT THE OPERATING HOURS WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM.

THE UPPER PORTION OF THESE METER POSTS WILL BE PAINTED VIOLET FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION, AND PLATES SHOWING THE OPERATING HOURS WILL ALSO BE PUT UP ON THE PARKING SIGNS.

THESE PARKING SPACES WILL BE ON LOCKHART ROAD, JAFFE ROAD, CLOUCESTER ROAD, TUNG LO WAN ROAD, SING WOO ROAD, YUK SAU STREET, YUEN YUEN STREET, MIN FAT STREET AND VICTORIA CAR PARK.

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