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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1984

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HANDBOOK ON TAI PO PUBLISHED

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THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD HAS PUBLISHED A HANDBOOK CONTAINING INFORMATION ON SERVICES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE NEW TOWN.

THE 44-PAGE PUBLICATION, ENTITLED +HOME IN TAI PO, COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING HOUSING, SCHOOLING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, TRANSPORT AND PASTIME.

WRITTEN IN CHINESE AND ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS, THE HANDBOOK ALSO COVERS DISTRICT'S HISTORY, POPULATION AND SCENIC SPOTS.

THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FACILITIES, WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICES ORGANISATIONS ARE LISTED.

+THROUGH THE HANDBOOK, RESIDENTS WILL KNOW BETTER THEIR DISTRICT WHICH HAS BEEN UNDERGOING DRAMATIC CHANGES FROM A RURAL FISHING VILLAGE INTO A MODERN COMMUNITY,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SAID.

+INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PUBLICATION WILL ALSO ENABLE PEOPLE TO TAKE PART MORE ACTIVELY IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES SO THAT THE OLD AND NEW RESIDENTS CAN BLEND TOGETHER TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY.+

THE BOARD HAS SPENT $60 000 TO PRINT 250 000 COPIES OF THE HANDBOOK FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES IN TAI PO.

TSUEN WAN BRIGHTENING UP

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THE TOWN CENTRE OF TSUEN WAN BRIGHTENED UP THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING FOLLOWING THE SWITCHING ON OF THE FESTIVE LIGHTINGS BY MRS OPHELIA MACPHERSON, WIFE OF THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE FESTIVE DECORATIONS, PUT UP BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AT $65 000 ARE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND KWAI CHUNG ROUNDABOUTS AND ALONG MAJOR ROADS IN THE DISTRICT,

THE LIGHTINGS AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ROUNDABOUT FEATURE A HEXAGONAL CHINESE PALACE LANTERN WITH FESTIVE GREETINGS, WHILE THE DECORATIONS AT THE KWAI CHUNG ROUNDABOUT DISPLAY THE THREE +GODS OF FORTUNE+.

ABOUT 9 000 LIGHT BULBS AND BANNERS WITH THE SEASON'S GREETINGS ARE ALSO MOUNTED AT MAJOR ROADS.

THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT EVERY NIGHT UNTIL THE EIGHTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND UNTIL 6 AM ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.