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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1988

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OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON SYP, MR PETER S.T. LEE; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW CHI-KIN; SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; AND SHA TIN DISTRICT SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR LAU KONG-WAH.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME 1988 TO BEGIN AT 7 PM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 20) AT THE AMPHITHEATRE, SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK.

ANNOUNCEMENT ON HOLIDAY MAIL SERVICES

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DURING THE FORTHCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON AUGUST 27 (SATURDAY) AND 29 (MONDAY), THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON AUGUST 27 AND NO MAIL DELIVERY ON AUGUST 29, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS, EXCEPT AUGUST 27 WHEN 42 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO NOON,

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THE 42 POST OFFICES INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND; THE KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON; AND THE TSUEN WING STREET, SHA TIN CENTRAL AND THE ΤΑΙ PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DETAILS OF THE 42 POST OFFICES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OR FROM THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-231071.

TSUEN WAN TSING YI FERRY SERVICE TO CEASE

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THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED (HYF) CEASE OPERATING THE PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI FROM AUGUST 27.

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT TO THE FERRY SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY BUS ROUTE 43B, OPERATING BETWEEN CHEUNG CHING AND THE TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER. THE FREQUENCY OF THE BUS SERVICE WAS INCREASED FROM AUGUST 15.

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