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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1983
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION WILL NOT OPERATE SPECIAL TRAINS TO WO HOP SHEK CEMETERY. HOWEVER, TRAIN SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT FANLING.
A SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE ON ROUTE 70R WILL OPERATE BETWEEN FANLING KCR STATION AND WO HOP SHEK. KMB ROUTE 69K WILL TERMINATE AT LUEN HUI AND BUSES ON ROUTE 78K WILL NOT STOP AT FANLING STATION.
GRAVE-SWEEPERS GOING TO SANDY RIDGE CAN EITHER TAKE ROUTE 73K BUSES RUNNING BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI AND SAN UK LING, OR TRAVEL BY TRAIN TO LO WU.
GRAVE-SWEEPERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO USE THE VILLAGE FOOTPATHS SOUTH OF THE FANLING STATION AS THESE ARE NOW PART OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND ARE NOT SAFE FOR PUBLIC USE. INSTEAD, THEY ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTES FROM FANLING KCR STATION TO FANLING PLAYGROUND ROAD, FANLING ROUNDABOUT, TAI PO ROAD, WO HOP SHEK INTERCHANGE AND WO HOP SHEK ROAD.
SINCE SEVERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED AT TAI PO ROAD ON THE FESTIVAL DAY, IT IS BEST TO VISIT THE CEMETERIES ON NON-FESTIVAL DAYS.
TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION ON THIS ROAD, THOSE GOING TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE ADVISED TO USE ROUTE TWISK AND FAN KAM ROAD OR CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TUEN MUN HIGHWAY.
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ORCHESTRAL MUSIC TRAINING OFFERED
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OPPORTUNITY IS OFFERED FOR PEOPLE UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE TO RECEIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC TRAINING.
THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SETTING UP THREE DISTRICT YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRAS — ONE EACH IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THIS PURPOSE.
SIMILAR DISTRICT WIND BANDS AND CHINESE ORCHESTRAS WERE SET UP BY THE MUSIC OFFICE DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS AS A POSITIVE STEP IN OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN SERIOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC TRAINING.
THE DISTRICT YOUTH BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS ALSO SERVE AS A STIMULI TO MUSICAL ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
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