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FRIDAY, APRIL 27.

1984

NEW OFFICE FOR OLD VILLAGE

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A NEW OFFICE FOR THE TAI HANG OLD VILLAGE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WILL BE OPENED ON SUNDAY (APRIL 29) AFTERNOON BY THE ASSISTANT EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FREDERICK TONG.

LOCATED IN TAI HANG ROAD, THE 23-SQUARE-METRE OFFICE WAS BUILT THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF THE LOCAL VILLAGERS AND THE DISTRICT BOARD, WHICH CONTRIBUTED $10 000 TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION COST.

THE TAI HANG OLD VILLAGE MAC WAS SET UP IN 1980, AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE 700 VILLAGERS.

OTHER GUESTS ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE BOARD MEMBERS, MR CHOY WING-ON, MR PAUL YIN AND MR YUE HEI-KWONG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI HANG OLD VILLAGE MAC, MR WONG CHUN-HING.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 2 PM IN THE PUBLIC CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE TIGER BALM GARDEN IN TAI HANG ROAD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOUNG MARTINS VIE FOR BASEBALL TITLE

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THE SHA TIN MARTINS, A BASEBALL TEAM FORMED LAST SEPTEMBER BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, WILL BE PLAYING IN THE ALL HONG KONG CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SUNDAY (APRIL 29) AFTERNOON, AT THE KGV SPORTSGROUND IN TIN KWONG ROAD, KOWLOON.

THOUGH IN ITS FIRST SEASON, THE TEAM WON ITS WAY INTO THE FINALS AND WILL BE COMPETING WITH THE BUFFALOES' - A JAPANESE TEAM.

THE TEAM IS MADE UP OF 30 MEMBERS WHO ARE BETWEEN SEVEN AND 11 YEARS OF AGE.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE GAME, WHICH STARTS AT 1 PM.

A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL LEAVE FOR THE VENUE FROM OUTSIDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT 12 NOON.

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