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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985

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NT TAXIS ALLOWED ON TOLO HIGHWAY

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NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE THE TOLO HIGHWAY WHEN IT OPENS TO TRAFFIC NEXT WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25).

HOWEVER, TAXIS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS ALONG THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF 24-HOUR CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE NEW ROAD.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW NT TAXI BOUNDARY DID NOT ENTAIL FURTHER PENETRATION BEYOND THE EXISTING PERMITTED AREAS WITHIN SHA TIN BUT WOULD SHORTEN JOURNEY TIME TO THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, SHA TIN RACE COURSE AND MEI SHA FERRY PIER.

THE SHA TIN TAXI BOUNDARY WAS EXTENDED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE ABOVE DESTINATIONS, HE NOTED.

THE REVISED PERMITTED AREA FOR NT TAXIS WAS ENDORSED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WAS WELCOMED BY NT TAXI OPERATORS AS WELL AS DISTRICT BOARDS IN SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT, HE ADDED.

CHUNG YING PERFORMS FOR SHA TIN RESIDENTS ****

SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY PERFORMANCES OF THE BI-LINGUAL DRAMA. +I AM HONG KONG+, BY THE CHUNG YING THEATRE COMPANY WHICH WILL BE TOURING THE DISTRICT FOR A MONTH BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

THE PLAY IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, AND SPONSORED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.

SEEN AS ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES IN PROMOTING CULTURE, THE SHOW IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT MUCH INTEREST AND ENHANCE ARTISTIC APPRECIATION AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THE FIRST PERFORMANCE WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 11 (FRIDAY) AT 8 PM IN THE SCHOOL HALL OF THE KIANGSU-CHEKIANG COLLEGE, ADJACENT TO THE WO CHE ESTATE IN SHA TIN,

EIGHT OTHER PERFORMANCES WILL BE PRESENTED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY HALLS AND SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, THE DATES, TIMES AND VENUES ARE AS FOLLOWS 1

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