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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1987

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NEW EDITION OF "NAMES OF BUILDINGS" ON SALE

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THE NEW EDITION OF THE "NAMES OF BUILDINGS COMPILED BY THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT IS NOW ON SALE AT $75 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

THE BOOK CONTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF BUILDING NAMES WITH THE OFFICIAL ADDRESSES AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE NAMES.

IT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS WITH AN INDEX OF CHINESE NAMES PRECEDING EACH PART. PART ONE COMPRISES BUILDING NAMES IN HONG

KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON AND PART TWO THOSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES INCLUDING THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

"THE NUMBER OF BUILDING NAMES RECORDED HAS NOW REACHED NEARLY 9,900 AND THE BOOK SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVE POPULAR NOT ONLY WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS BUT ALSO WITH CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

HE ADDED THAT WHILE THERE WAS NO LEGISLATION CONTROLLING THE USE OF BUILDING NAMES, THE BOOK SHOULD ASSIST AN OWNER OR DEVELOPER TO AVOID DUPLICATION WHEN CHOOSING A NAME FOR HIS BUILDING.

24TH SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL

PRESENTED BY THE EDUCATION

THE 24TH SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL, DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD FROM JANUARY 5 TO 18.

A TOTAL OF 3,861 PUPILS FROM 253 SCHOOLS HAVE ENTERED FOR THE

FESTIVAL.

AMONG THE 378 TEAMS ENTERED, 160 ARE FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 201 FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 17 FROM SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

FOUR DANCE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FESTIVAL. THEY ARE WESTERN FOLK DANCE, CHINESE DANCE, ORIENTAL DANCE AND CREATIVE DANCE.

THE OVERALL CHALLENGE AWARDS WILL BE AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE ATTAINED THE IN THE FESTIVAL.

PRESENTED ΤΟ SECONDARY HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORE

SCHOOLS WINNING THE HONOURS OR HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARDS IN THE FESTIVAL WILL BE INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE WINNERS PERFORMANCES AND PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT SHA TIN TOWN HALL FROM APRIL 1 ΤΟ 3. AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON APRIL 8 AND AT CITY HALL CONCERT HALL FROM APRIL 12 TO 17.

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