TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1906
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SUBMARINE PIPELINE ACROSS RAMBLER CHANNEL
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ABOUT 600 METRES OF SUBMARINE PIPELINE IS TO BE LAID ACROSS RAMBLER CHANNEL TO IMPROVE THE TRANSFER OF FRESH WATER FROM YAU KOM TAU TO TSING YI NORTH.
THE 700-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPELINE WILL BE BURIED IN THE SEABED OF RAMBLER CHANNEL.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE, AND THOSE WISHING TO OBJECT TO THE WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS BEFORE MAY 13.
FREE AUDIO TESTS FOR ELDERLY, WORKERS
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FACTORY WORKERS AND THE ELDERLY IN KWUN TONG WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE FREE AUDIOMETRIC SCREENING SERVICE FROM THIS SATURDAY (MARCH 22).
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR LI WAH-MING, SAID: +APART FROM THE SCREENING SERVICE THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE IR AWARENESS OF AURAL HEALTH DURING THE SIX-MONTH AURAL HEALTH SCHEME IN KWUN TONG.+
THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A TOURING EXHIBITION, A BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION, A SONG AND LYRIC WRITING CONTEST, AND A LARGE-SCALE CARNIVAL ON AURAL HEALTH.
+AS REGARDS THE AUDIOMETRIC SCREENING SERVICE, AN APPLICATION FORM WILL BE SENT TO LOCAL FACTORIES AND ELDERLY INSTITUTIONS, AND ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR THE SCREENING VAN TO SERVE THE APPLICANT ORGANISATION ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, + MR LI SAID.
THE VAN WOULD ALSO BE STATIONED OUTSIDE THE TSUEN YIP STREET PLAYGROUND EVERY THURSDAY TO CATER TO INDIVIDUAL WORKERS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL AREA.
THE SCHEME, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AMONG ALL DISTRICTS, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, AND THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE.
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