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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1992

MR LAM POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD PROVIDED TAP MUN RESIDENTS WITH DOOR-TO-DOOR POSTAL SERVICES AS WELL AS PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING EFFICIENT AND SAFE FERRY SERVICES.

HE SAID:

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ON PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE, GOVERNMENT TREASURES OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE. IT IS HOPED THAT THIS EXTRAORDINARY TIN HAU TEMPLE WOULD BE PRESERVED FROM GENERATION ΤΟ GENERATION AFTER THE RENOVATION.

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OF THE $1.3 MILLION RENOVATION COSTS, THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALLOCATED $300,000 VIA THE CHINESE TEMPLE COMMITTEE TO SUBSIDISE THE PROJECT. THE REMAINDER WAS CONTRIBUTED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

OVERLOOKING THE TOLO POPULAR PLACE FOR THE FISHING

(CHEK MUN ) CHANNEL, THE TEMPLE IS A FOLKS IN THE VICINITY.

MR LAM PAID TRIBUTE ΤΟ THE COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT AND WISHED THEM PROSPERITY IN THE YEARS TO COME.

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NEW MINIBUS ROUTE TO SERVE TSEUNG KWAN O

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A NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 18 IN TSEUNG KWAN O WILL COME INTO SERVICE FROM 6.30 AM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 12), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.

THE MINIBUS WILL PLY BETWEEN HANG HAU (NORTH) AND NORTH POINT VIA TSEUNG KWAN O TUNNEL AND EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.

IT WILL RUN AT AN EIGHT-MINUTE INTERVAL FROM 6.30 AM AT HANG HAU AND FROM 7 AM AT NORTH POINT DAILY UNTIL 11 PM AT BOTH POINTS.

THE FARE WILL BE $8 PER SINGLE JOURNEY. THE SECTION FARE WILL BE $2.5 AFTER LEAVING ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR ON THE WAY ΤΟ NORTH POINT.

THE SECTION FARES AFTER DEPARTING EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND TSEUNG KWAN O TUNNEL ON THE JOURNEY TO HANG HAU WILL BE $3.5 AND $2.5 RESPECTIVELY.

ARTS AND BOOKS REGISTRATION OFFICES ON MOVE

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THE SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND BOOKS REGISTRATION OFFICE OF THE CULTURE DIVISION OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH WILL OPERATE FROM THEIR NEW OFFICES AT WANCHAI TOWER III FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 16).

THE OFFICES ARE ON THE 40TH FLOOR OF GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG.

WANCHAI TOWER III, 5

NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE BOOKS REGISTRATION OFFICE ARE 594 AND 594 5636 RESPECTIVELY. THE FAXLINE NUMBER IS 802 4893.

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