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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1994

10 TENDERS OFFERING AN IDENTICAL PREMIUM OF $1,095,000 FOR THE ALLOCATION OF EIGHT TAXI (NEW TERRITORIES) LICENCES WHICH REMAIN AVAILABLE AFTER 92 OF THE 100 TAXI (NEW LICENCES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO TENDERS

TERRITORIES)

OFFERING A PREMIUM IN EXCESS OF $1,095,000.

ALL THE TENDERERS INVOLVED HAVE BEEN DULY INFORMED IN WRITING OF THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS AND INVITED TO BE PRESENTAT THIS PUBLIC BALLOT.

UNAUTHORISED WORKS TO BE REMOVED

A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THERE ARE "11 UNAUTHORISED CANOPIES" ON THE 73 BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE AUTHORISED ARCHITECT MR. HENRY IP AND COMFORT CONSTRUCTION CO.

THESE INSPECTIONS FOUND

THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT RECENTLY CARRIED OUT INSPECTIONS ON THESE BUILDINGS. ON THE BUILDINGS.

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29 CANOPIES

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT CLARIFIED THAT THE FIGURE "11" REFERRED TO "UNAUTHORISED WORKS" ON

OF THESE 29 CANOPIES. THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE FOLLOW-UP ACTION TO REMOVE THOSE UNAUTHORISED WORKS.

FAIR

AUTUMN FAIR BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CSD) HELD ITS 42ND AUTUMN AT THE STANLEY FOOTBALL FIELD NEAR STANLEY PRISON TODAY (SATURDAY).

STUFFED STALLS.

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VARIETY OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING ARTS AND HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS TOYS, RATTAN AND WOODEN FURNITURE WERE ON SALE AT SOME 30

THE PRODUCTS WERE MADE BY INMATES AT THEIR LEISURE TIME DURING THEIR DETENTION IN VARIOUS PENAL INSTITUTIONS RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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WHILE TOURING THE FAIR AND MAKING FRUITFUL PURCHASES, VISITORS ALSO ENJOYED A RICH PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING MARCHING DISPLAY BY TAI TAM GIRLS' PIPERS AND MARCHING TEAM; AEROBIC DANCE WAI YEE DANCE GROUP; CHINESE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE BY DELIAN'S CHINESE ORCHESTRA; WUSHU PERFORMANCE BY WUSHU TEAM OF HONG KONG WUSHU UNION; CHINESE DANCE BY SKH BISHOP MOK SAU TSENG SECONDARY SCHOOL; DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE CSD'S DOG UNIT; PARACHUTE DISPLAY BY HONG KONG PARACHUTE CLUB AND MARCHING DISPLAY BY CAPE COLLINSON BAND.

MRS V L MCCOSH, WIFE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SERVICES, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

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