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SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 1989

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NEW TSAT TSZ MUI POST OFFICE TO OPEN ON AUGUST 14

A NEW TSAT TSZ MUI POST OFFICE AT MODEL HOUSING ESTATE IN NORTH POINT WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 14, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE NEW OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF SHOPS 1. 6, 7 AND 11 OF THE ESTATE, AND WILL OPEN AT 9 AM.

"IT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING TSAT TSZ MUI POST OFFICE AT 734 KING'S ROAD, WHICH WILL CLOSE FOR BUSINESS AT 5 PM ON AUGUST 12, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE HOURS OF BUSINESS AND TELEPHONE

NUMBER WILL REMAIN

1 UNCHANGED.

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ON AUGUST 14, A SPECIAL HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE THE NEW TSAT TS2 MUI POST OFFICE.

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"UNREGISTERED 'FIRST DAY' COVERS PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. AND BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS. WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER, IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATESTAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CARNIVAL FOR TAP MUN VILLAGERS

ABOUT 400 VILLAGERS OF THE REMOTE TAP MUN IN SAI KUNG NORTH TOOK PART IN A CARNIVAL THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON, FILLING THE TRANQUIL VILLAGES THERE WITH A FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE.

THE CARNIVAL, WHICH INCLUDES A COOKING COMPETITION AND CANTONESE OPERA. WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE SAI KUNG NORTH RECREATION AND SERVICE GROUP OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS MARY CHOW, SAID THE EVENT PROVIDED A CHANCE FOR VILLAGERS TO ORGANISE YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND THUS HELPED ENHANCE SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY.

YOUNG THEIR

"IT IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH

SHARE THE FUN. JOIN THE COMMUNITY," SHE SAID.

PROGRAMME

OTHER GUESTS ATTENDING THE CEREMONY INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG NORTH RURAL COMMITTEE. MR TANG KWONG-WING, AND THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHUNG YICK-MING AND MR WONG CHUN-WAI.

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