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NOVEMBER 16, 1983
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ITS LEGISLATIVE STAGES ON DECEMBER 7.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON ITS PROVISIONS MAY WRITE TO UMELCO AT SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL OR TO THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, WINDSOR HOUSE, 311 GLOUCESTER ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.
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TAI WAI BACKLANES CLEARED
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A THREE-DAY OPERATION TO CLEAR SOME 50 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON BACKLANES AT TAI WAI, SHA TIN, WAS COMPLETED TODAY.
SUPPORTED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, A SECOND CLEARANCE WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH TO COMPLETE AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME.
THE STRUCTURES ALREADY CLEARED WERE MAINLY ILLEGAL CANOPIES. STORES AND SMALL WORKSHOPS WHICH HAD BEEN CAUSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE AND OBSTRUCTION AT CHIK CHUEN STREET, CHIK FUK STREET AND CHIK SHUN STREET.
THE TAI WAI CLEARANCE IS A JOINT OPERATION INVOLVING THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE FORCE, THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
KUNG FU CONTEST STARTING TOMORROW
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THE THIRD CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS SELF-ATTAINMENT AWARD CONTEST WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING AT MACPHERSON STADIUM, MONG KOK.
THERE WILL BE DISPLAYS OF VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF KUNG FU FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM.
THE CONTEST IN THE FORM OF A TWO-MINUTE DISPLAY OF MARTIAL ARTS SKILLS IS ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION.
MORE THAN 300 MEN AND WOMEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST, WITH EACH PARTICIPANT DEMONSTRATING ONE FORM OF MARTIAL ARTS.
OUTSTANDING CONTESTANTS WILL ENTER THE FINALS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 26 (SATURDAY) AT THE SAME VENUE.
THEY WILL BE PRESENTED WITH GOLD, SILVER OR BRONZE MEDALS DEPENDING ON THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE FINALS.
THOSE WHO CANNOT ENTER THE FINALS WILL BE GIVEN A MEDAL AS A SOUVENIR.
NOTE TO EDITORS
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT TO BE HELD IN MACPHERSON STADIUM, MONG KOK STARTING AT 6 PM TOMORROW.
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