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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1986

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FUJIAN DELEGATION SEES TAI PO DEVELOPMENT

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A DELEGATION FROM FUJIAN PROVINCE, LED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PROVINCIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR YU GUANGLU, TODAY (THURSDAY) TOURED TAI PO TO SEE VARIOUS HOUSING PROJECTS AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAK INGS IN THE DISTRICT.

TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN, INITIALLY BRIEFED THE DELEGATION ON GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE DISTRICT.

THEN THE PARTY WENT TO THE ROOF OF WAN YAN HOUSE IN WAN FUK COURT WHERE THE PROJECT MANAGER (NEW TERRITORIES NORTHEAST), MR R.B. HANNA, DESCRIBED VARIOUS HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

AFTER A TOUR OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATE, THE VISITORS TOOK A WALK THROUGH THE ADJOINING KWONG FUK PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

THEY THEN CALLED AT THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION OFFICE AND LATER TOURED A CERAMICS FACTORY.

THE DELEGATION MEMBERS MET MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD BEFORE CONCLUDING THE IR TOUR.

SPECIAL TRANSPORT FOR SPORT AID EVENT

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SPECIAL BUS AND TRAIN SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPORT AID +RACE AGAINST TIME+ EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN RACE COURSE ON SUNDAY (MAY 25), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED,

SHA TIN RACE COURSE RECREATION ROUTE 888 WILL OPERATE BETWEEN KCR SHA TIN STATION AND SHA TIN RACE COURSE FROM 9 AM TO 2 PM. THE FREQUENCY WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO DEMAND.

A SHUTTLE TRAIN SERVICE WILL OPERATE BETWEEN SHA TIN STATION AND RACE COURSE STATION AT 20-MINUTE INTERVALS BETWEEN 9.26 AM AND 3.21 PM. IN ADDITION, A TOTAL OF 11 TRAINS DEPARTING FROM SHEUNG SHUI IN THE MORNING WILL ALSO SERVE RACE COURSE STATION.

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