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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1983

DB MEMBERS COMPARE NOTES

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MEMBERS OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD TODAY MET THE IR COUNTERPARTS IN WAN CHAI, CENTRAL AND WESTERN TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES ON SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THE IR DISTRICTS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR CHAIRMAN, MR DONALD TSANG, THE SHA TIN BOARD MEMBERS ALSO VISITED THE URBAN DISTRICTS TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TWO URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS, MISS LOLLY CHIU, DESCRIBED TODAY'S VISIT AS +MEANINGFUL+.

+A SIMILAR VISIT WAS HOSTED BY THE SHA TIN BOARD TWO MONTHS AGO FOR OUR MEMBERS WHO FOUND IT MOST USEFUL AND IMPRESSIVE,+ SHE SAID.

THE GROUP THEN PROCEEDED TO THE ROOFTOP OF THE HOPEWELL CENTRE FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN WAN CHAI.

THEY WERE BRIEFED ON AN URBAN REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS.

LATER AT THE WESTERN TEMPORARY WHOLESALE FRUIT MARKET, WHICH WAS MOVED FROM THE WESTERN MARKET IN SHEUNG WAN SINCE JULY LAST YEAR. THE VISITORS WERE TOLD THAT MORE THAN 100 000 TONNES OF FRUITS WERE HANDLED AT THE MARKET ANNUALLY FOR CONSUMPTION ON HONG KONG ISLAND, OUTLYING ISLANDS AND MACAU.

THE FINAL STOP WAS THE CITY HALL WHERE THE PARTY ATTENDED A HISTORICAL EXHIBITION WHICH IS PART OF THE CURRENT MONTH-LONG CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.

FIRST SAND SCULPTURING CONTEST IN HONG KONG

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A BEACH CARNIVAL FEATURING HONG KONG'S FIRST SAND SCULPTURING CONTEST WILL BE HELD AT CLEAR WATER BAY (SECOND BEACH) TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO THE CARNIVAL WHICH WILL BE STAGED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM.

MORE THAN 200 YOUNGSTERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE SAND SCULPTURING CONTEST, AND PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE COLOUR PICTURES OF THE COMPETITION.

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