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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1985

+NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS COULD RENDER OWNERS OR USERS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5 000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE MONTHS, + HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT TAXI OWNERS SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE SEAT BELTS AND ANCHORAGE POINTS FIXED TO THEIR VEHICLES COMPLY WITH THE LAW. ENQUIRIES CONCERNING APPROVED SEAT BELTS AND ANCHORAGE POINTS COULD BE MADE ON TELEPHONE 5-8933111.

A TOUCH OF NOSTALGIA AT NEW YEAR DANCE

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THE TANGO, WALTZ AND LATIN AMERICAN DANCES WILL BRING A TOUCH OF NOSTALGIA TO THIS YEAR'S MONG KOK NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AT MACPHERSON STADIUM.

MORE THAN 1 500 PARTICIPANTS, WHO WILL BE DANCING TO THE LATEST DISCO SOUNDS, WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH DEMOSTRATIONS OF SOME OF THE MORE REFINED DANCE STEPS OF THE PAST BY POPULAR DANCE GROUPS,

THE CHAMPION TEAM OF THE 1985 HONG KONG BALLROOM DANCING COMPETITION WILL PERFORM THE TANGO AND SLOW WALTZ, WHILE MEMBERS FROM THE HONG KONG DANCING ASSOCIATION WILL DEMOSTRATE LATIN AMERICAN DANCES, INCLUDING THE CHA CHA.

THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD

AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

+LAST YEAR SOME 700 DANCE ENTHUSIASTS TOOK PART IN THE EVENT. + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID. +IN VIEW OF THE POPULARITY OF THE EVENT, THIS YEAR THE COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED TO MOVE IT TO A BIGGER VENUE SO THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE.+

ADMISSION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE (3-809731), TAI KOK TSUI BRANCH OFFICE (3-932288) POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE, MONG KOK POLICE STATION (3-800331) AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE (RECREATION, AMENITIES AND SPORTS) (3-887183).

$32.8 MILLION PARK TAKING SHAPE IN CARPENTER ROAD

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A LARGE PARK IS GRADUALLY TAKING SHAPE ON A 5.9-HECTARE SITE IN CARPENTER ROAD, KOWLOON CITY, TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE AREA.

STAGE ONE OF THE $32,8 MILLION PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED WITH TWO CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS, A REST GARDEN AND A PAVILION,

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