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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1983

BAZAAR HAWKERS HAPPY OVER CLEAN-UP

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MORE THAN 200 STALL HOLDERS OF LUEN WO HUI HAWKER BAZAAR IN FANLING TODAY THANKED STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE IR TRADING AREAS.

THE IMPROVEMENT WORK WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE BAZAAR JOINTLY BY THE NTSD AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

FUNDED BY THE NTSD, THE WORK INCLUDED RE-CONSTRUCTION OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, RE-PAVING THE FLOOR SURFACE AND LIME-WASHING THE BAZAAR WALLS.

STAFF OF THE NORTH URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AND THE STALL HOLDERS ALSO HELPED CLEAN-UP THE BAZAAR.

AT A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD AT THE HAWKER BAZAAR TODAY, THE STALL HOLDERS THANKED THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, NORTH, MR LAW WAI-MING, AND HIS COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STALL HOLDERS, MR LAI CHUNG-MAN, PRESENTED A SOUVENIR PLATE TO MR LAW ON BEHALF OF OTHER TRADERS.

ARTS FORTNIGHT ENDS WITH CONCERT

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ON THE HAPPY NOTE OF A NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT FEATURING THE HONG KONG POP ORCHESTRA, THE THIRD SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT CONCLUDED TONIGHT (SATURDAY).

DIRECTED BY MR AMBROSE LAW, THE 65-MEMBER ORCHESTRA PLAYED A SERIES OF LIGHT-HEARTED CLASSICS, MOVIE THEMES, FOLKS AND OPERA MUSIC FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1 500 PEOPLE AT THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL, CHINESE UNIVERSITY.

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY, THE OFFICIATING GUEST MR LAU WONG-FAT, CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, PRAISED THE ANNUAL EVENT WHICH HELPED PROMOTE LOCAL RESIDENTS' INTEREST IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE.

DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS, MORE THAN 50 000 PEOPLE HAD ATTENDED 25 EVENTS HELD AT 12 VENUES IN SHA TIN,

THE $500 000 FESTIVAL WAS ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE CULTURAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT,

ALSO PRESENT AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DONALD TSANG AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WONG PO-MING.

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