SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1985
THE PERFORMERS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT TO WORK HARD, ESPECIALLY DURING THE REHEARSAL PERIOD, WHICH IS INTENSE. AFTER THAT, THEY WILL BE PERFORMING EACH NIGHT BEFORE MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WITH TWO SHOWS ON SATURDAYS.
COLONEL DOW SAID THAT STANDS AROUND THE ESPLANADE IN FRONT OF EDINBURGH CASTLE CAN TAKE 9 000 PEOPLE AND, LAST YEAR, THE ORGANISERS FILLED AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT SEATS OUT OF 10.
THE HONG KONG PERFORMERS HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT TO GET WET. THE TATTOO IS NEVER CALLED OFF ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN -- ALTHOUGH ONCE, SOME YEARS BACK, IT WAS NEARLY POSTPONED DUE TO FOG.
CONFISCATED HAWKER GOODS USED FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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IT IS A LITTLE KNOWN FACT THAT CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS BENEFIT CONSIDERABLY FROM THE OPERATIONS AGAINST ILLEGAL HAWKERS CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS (GDTS).
+DURING GDT RAIDS AGAINST ILLEGAL HAWKERS, THE HAWKERS' GOODS ARE CONFISCATED AS A DETERRENT MEASURE AGAINST ILLEGAL HAWKING, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
+THESE SE IZED COMMODITIES RANGE FROM FRESH FOODSTUFFS AND OTHER DAILY NECESSITIES TO HABERDASHERY, CLOTHING, CROCKERY AND TRANSISTOR RADIOS.
+IN GENERAL, CONFISCATED COMMODITIES ARE USED AS PROSECUTION EVIDENCE WHEN THE HAWKERS APPEAR IN COURT. HOWEVER, IF THE SEIZED GOODS COMPRISE FRESH FOODSTUFFS SUCH AS FRUIT, VEGETABLES, MEAT OR FISH, THEY WILL BECOME BAD BY THE TIME THEY ARE PRODUCED IN COURT.
+THUS, IN ORDER NOT TO WASTE THEM, ALL THESE PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS ARE DONATED TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AFTER HAVING BEEN CLEARED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S HEALTH INSPECTORS AS FIT FOR CONSUMPTION.
+THE DEPARTMENT EVEN TRANSPORTS THESE GOODS TO THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS SOON AS THEY ARE CERTIFIED AS BEING SAFE.+
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