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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1985

CHEAPER TICKETS FOR STUDENTS, ELDERLY

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STUDENTS AND THE ELDERLY WILL BE ABLE TO BUY HALF-PRICED TICKETS FOR ALL CULTURAL PERFORMANCES PRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT ITS CIVIC CENTRES FROM DECEMBER 1.

THE INTRODUCTION OF HALF-PRICED TICKETS IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE STUDENTS AND ELDERS TO ATTEND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, AND TO CULTIVATE THEIR INTEREST IN PERFORMING ARTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RSD SAID.

UNDER THE SCHEME, A MAXIMUM OF 20 PER CENT OF HALF-PRICED TICKETS IN EACH PRICE CATEGORY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EACH PERFORMANCE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

+SALE OF THESE TICKETS, HOWEVER, WILL BE LIMITED TO FULL-TIME STUDENTS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE AND PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OVER ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF 60 HALF-PRICED SEATS FOR THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL AND 284 FOR THE AUDITORIUM IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL 176 EACH FOR LUT SAU HALL AND TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE, AND 160 FOR THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL.

AS THESE SEATS COULD NEITHER BE RESERVED NOR PRE-FIXED ON THE SEATING PLAN, HOLDERS OF HALF-PRICED AND FULL-PRICED TICKETS COULD SIT TOGETHER DURING A PERFORMANCE.

MOREOVER, PEOPLE WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO PURCHASE HALF-PRICED TICKETS COULD HAVE THE IR TICKETS BOUGHT ON THE IR BEHALF.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IF POSTAL BOOKING WAS ARRANGED FOR A CERTAIN PERFORMANCE, POSTAL BOOK ING FOR HALF-PRICED TICKETS WOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTED.

MILLIONS SPENT ON IMPROVING KWUN TONG TRAFFIC

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MORE THAN $70 MILLION HAD BEEN SPENT ON IMPROVING TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT IN KWUN TONG DURING THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

OFFICIATING AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY DAY, MR MAK SAID: +SOME $63 MILLION WAS SPENT ON MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDING THE AIRPORT TUNNEL, NORTH-SOUTH ELEVATED ROADS IN NGAU TAU KOK, AND THE FOOTBRIDGE NETWORK LINKING THE NGAU TAU KOK MARKET COMPLEX.

/+ANOTHER $10