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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1987

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THE DONATION WAS THE FIRST SINCE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS SET UP UNDER THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND ORDINANCE.

MR LEE SAID THAT THE MAJOR TASK OF THE BOARD WAS TO ADMINISTER THE FUND AND ANY INCOME ACCUMULATED WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE APPLICATION OF THE FUND.

MR LEE SAID HE HOPED THE PUBLIC WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE FUND AND DONATIONS COULD BE SENT TO VARIOUS DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE IR SUB-OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY; THE TREASURY AND ITS SUB-TREASURIES THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, THE HANG SENG BANK AND THE HANG LUNG BANK AND THEIR BRANCHES.

STAFF POSTINGS AT CNTA

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THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) OF CNTA, MR GREGORY LEUNG, WILL TAKE UP HIS NEW POST AS SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER ON APRIL 21.

HIS POST WILL BE FILLED BY MR FRANKIE LUI, FORMERLY AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH.

MEANWHILE, WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK, WILL TAKE UP HIS NEW POST AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY FROM WEDNESDAY (APRIL 15).

ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH, WILL ASSUME MR YEK'S DUTIES AS DISTRICT OFFICER, WONG TAI ŠIN.

FARE RISE FOR TWO GREEN MINI BUS ROUTES

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APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR TWO GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES PLYING TAI PO TO INCREASE THEIR FARES FROM THURSDAY (APRIL 16), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).

THE TWO SERVICES ARE ROUTES 21K AND 22K OPERATING FROM TAI PO KCR STATION TO WAI TAU AND FROM TAI PO KCR STATION TO KAM SHAN RESPECTIVELY.

FOR ROUTE 21K, THE SECTION FARE FOR THE JOURNEY BETWEEN TAI PO KCR STATION AND TAI PO TAU WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING $1 TO $1.50, WHILE THE FULL FARE FROM TAI PO KCR STATION TO WAI TAU WILL REMAIN AT $2.

MEANWHILE, THE FULL FARE OF ROUTE 22K FROM TAI PO KCR STATION TO KAM SHAN WILL BE REVISED FROM $1 TO $1.30. A SECTION FARE OF $1 WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE JOURNEY FROM TAI PO KCR STATION TO TAI PO MARKET AND FROM TAI PO MARKET TO KAM SHAN.

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