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SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1986

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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN SEVEN AND 14 IN THE DISTRICT AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS FOUR SUB-OFFICES AT TAI HING, ON TING-YAU OI, SIU HONG AND WU KING-BUTTERFLY ESTATES.

COMPLETED FORMS, WITH EITHER THE PARENTS OR THE GUARDIANS CONSENT SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE BY JULY 20. APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED FOR AN AUDITION AND SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL THEN BE SELECTED TO JOIN THE CHOIR.

+ON BECOMING A CHOIR MEMBER THE CHILDREN WILL, IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF TUEN MUN, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE 100-MEMBER TUEN MUN CHILDREN CHOIR WAS FORMED IN 1982 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES TO GROOM LOCAL MUSIC TALENTS AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWN.

OVER THE YEARS, THE CHOIR HAS GROWN IN POPULARITY NOT JUST IN TUEN MUN BUT ALSO IN OTHER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN TELEVISION SHOWS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

NEW POST OFFICE OPENING IN ABERDEEN *****

A NEW POST OFFICE WILL OPEN IN THE TOWN CENTRE OF ABERDEEN ON MONDAY, JULY 14.

THE POST OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF KAM FUNG BUILDING, AT THE JUNCTION OF SAI ON STREET AND ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD.

IT REPLACES THE PRESENT ABERDEEN POST OFFICE AT SHOP 7A, NAM NING STREET, IN ABERDEEN CENTRE SITE 1 AND THE POST OFFICE BOX OFFICE AT 31 TUNG SHING ROAD. THESE TWO PLACES WILL CLOSE AT 5 PM ON SATURDAY, JULY 12.

OPERATING IN LARGER ACCOMMODATION WITH IMPROVED FACILITIES, THE COUNTER OFFICE WHICH IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR WILL OFFER A FULL RANGE OF NORMAL COUNTER SERVICES.

THE FIRST FLOOR WILL ACCOMMODATE THE MAIL DELIVERY OFFICE SERVING THE ABERDEEN DISTRICT AND P.0. BOX LOBBY. THE PROVISION OF P.0, BOXES WILL ALSO BE INCREASED, FROM THE PRESENT 200 BOXES TO 500, TO MEET INCREASING DEMAND.

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER (5-559960), HOURS OF BUSINESS AND HOURS OF ACCESS TO THE P.O. BOX LOBBY (9 AM TO 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY) FOR THE POST OFFICE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

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