WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1986
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AT PRESENT, PUBLIC BILLIARD SALOONS PAY A SUBSTANTIAL LICENCE FEE AND ARE SUBJECT TO STRINGENT LICENSING CONDITIONS WHEREAS PRIVATE CLUBS DO NOT PAY SUCH FEES AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CONTROL EVEN THOUGH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT EFFECTIVELY BARRED FROM USING THEIR FACILITIES.
ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE AT PRESENT SIX BILLIARD CLUBS IN YUEN LONG PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 58 BILLIARD TABLES. ONE OF THEM IS LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
ALSO ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA ARE PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD FROM NGAU HOM SHA BORROW AREA TO DEEP BAY ROAD, THE GRADE SEPARATION OF THE EASTERN JUNCTION OF THE YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS, AND THE PLB TERMINUS AT FOOK HONG STREET. MEMBERS WILL ALSO ELECT THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD'S NINE COMMITTEES.
PRIZE-WINNING POSTERS GO ON TOUR
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PRIZE-WINNING ENTRIES IN THE RECENT +EVERYBODY LOVES A CLEAN HONG KONG+ POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT VARIOUS PUBLIC LIBRARIES DURING THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
FROM APRIL 11 TO APRIL 25 THE BEST OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL POSTERS WILL APPEAR AT THE URBAN COUNCIL WAN CHAI PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AT THE SAME TIME WINNING POSTERS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE COUNCIL'S KOWLOON CENTRAL LIBRARY.
FROM MAY 5 TO 20 BOTH COLLECTIONS WILL BE ON THE MOVE - THE PRIMARY GROUP TO THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE SECONDARY GROUP TO THE ABERDEEN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FROM MAY 28 TO JUNE 10 THE PRIMARY GROUP WILL BE ON DISPLAY· AT THE MEI FOO SUN CHUEN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE SECONDARY GROUP AT THE TO KWA WAN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AN URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE PURPOSE OF-THE TRAVELLING EXHIBITION WAS TO GIVE AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE A CHANCE TO SEE THE +EXCELLENT WORK+ OF STUDENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN,
+ HOPE STUDENTS WILL TAKE NOTE OF WHEN THE EXHIBITION WILL BE IN A LIBRARY NEAR THEIR NEIGHBOURHOODS AND MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO SEE IT. +
HE SAID THAT WINNING POSTERS WILL BE EXHIBITED AFTER JUNE AT OTHER AS YET UNCONFIRMED VENUES.
THE POSTER COMPETITION WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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