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THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1989

THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE ATTENDED BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MR MAK HOI-WAH AND JUNE TONG, WHO WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE'S WORK.

MRS

IN ADDITION, THE MEETING WILL CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (KWUN TONG DISTRICT) AND REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE KWUN TONG BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET.

DISTRICT

2.30 PM

OF THE

CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY IN YAU TSIM

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A CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY WILL BE HELD AT THE ARTHUR STREET PLAYGROUND, YAU TSIM DISTRICT, ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 8). BEGINNING AT 2 PM.

SPONSORED BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD AND ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, THE CARNIVAL WILL FEATURE STALL GAMES, SINGING AND MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCES, AND EXHIBITIONS OF WINNING ENTRIES IN A CALLIGRAPHY AND A COLOURING CONTEST.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION ON THE TRAFFIC SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT AND COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY ROAD USERS.

A DRAWING CONTEST WHICH WAS POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER LAST WEEK WILL ALSO BE HELD ON SUNDAY. CHILDREN AGED UNDER 12 MAY ENROLL AT THE VENUE BEFORE 11.30 AM, AND CRAYONS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISER.

IN THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET, WHICH IS ABOUT TWO MINUTES' WALK FROM THE MAIN VENUE, A CANTONESE OPERA WILL BE STAGED FROM 2 PM.

SPECTATORS CAN ALSO OBTAIN HINTS ON ROAD TRAFFIC RULES THROUGH A DEMONSTRATION BY REMOTE-CONTROLLED MODEL CARS, BEGINNING AT 2.45 PM.

TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY, THE ORGANISER HAS ALSO PRINTED 15,550 LEAFLETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PEDESTRIANS, DRIVERS AND CYCLISTS.

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