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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1993

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PIECES SUCH AS TCHAIKOVSKY'S CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, OP 35 AND ROSSINI'S "L'ITALIANA ALGERI" OVERTURE WILL BE PERFORMED DURING THE CONCERT.

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TICKETS FOR THE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT, AT $40, AND TICKETS THE CONCERTO CONCERT, AT $30 AND $50 EACH, ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL URBTIX OUTLETS.

HALF-PRICE TICKETS FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS

AGED 60 OR ABOVE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 734 9009.

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COUNCILLORS AND BOARD MEMBERS

BRIEFED ON AIRPORT WORKS

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REGIONAL COUNCILLORS AND 67 MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE BRIEFED TODAY (TUESDAY) ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THE 10 PROJECTS ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP).

DURING A FOUR-HOUR BOAT TOUR, THE PARTY WAS GIVEN AN OVERVIEW ON THE ACP PROGRESS BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, MR BILLY LAM.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY BRIEFINGS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL ACP PROJECTS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND THE WESTERN HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY LIMITED.

COUNCILLORS AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ALSO SAW THE PHYSICAL WORKS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, THE TSING MA AND KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGES, THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY, THE TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN RECLAMATION AND THE NEW AIRPORT WORKS.

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VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

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A GROUP OF 317 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THR UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 110 MEN, 83 WOMEN, 63 BOYS AND 61 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 175TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 8,864 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 35, 176 TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNBES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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