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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1977
HUNDREDS OF YOUTHS TO CLEAN UP UNGAZETTED BEACHES
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MORE THAN 300 YOUTHS WILL INVADE SIX UNGAZETTED BEACHES WITH BROOMS AND SHOVELS ON FRIDAY (APRIL 8) TO START A CLEAN-UP DRIVE OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS AND ON CERTAIN WEEKENDS.
TAKING PART IN THE OPERATION, WHICH IS ORGANISED BY A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WILL BE 140 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL (JPC), 110 FROM THE CLEAN YOUR CITY (CYC) GROUPS AND 100 FROM THE CIVIL AID SERVICES (CAS).
THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION WILL COVER TUNG WAN BEACH IN MA WAN, TSUEN WAN- TAI LONG SAI WAN IN SAI KUNG NAI CHUNG AND LAI CHI WO IN TAI PO TUNG WAN IN CHEUNG CHAU AND LO SO SHING AT LAMMA ISLAND.
THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE PROVIDING THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE CLEANING UP EXERCISES AND HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN TO SUPERVISE THE WORK OF THE YOUTHS.
ON EACH OUTING, A FIRST AID TEAM OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE WILL BE ON HAND IN CASE OF INJURY AND THE YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE FREE TRANSPORT TO THE CLEANING PARTIES ON OUTINGS TO SOME OUTLYING AREAS SERVED BY ITS FERRIES.
GOVERNMENT PAID BARBEQUE LUNCHES AND, IN CERTAIN CASES, DINNERS WILL BE SERVED AS SOME OF THE GROUPS WOULD REQUIRE TO CAMP OVERNIGHT.
NEW PLB TERMINUS IN NORTH POINT
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THE EXISTING PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STAND AT THE NORTH POINT HARBOUR PARADE WILL BE CANCELLED FROM THURSDAY (APRIL 7) AND A NEW PLB TERMINUS WILL BE SET UP IN THE OFF-STREET CAR PARK IMMEDIATELY EAST OF TIN CHIU STREET.
AS A RESULT, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS ON A SECTION OF JAVA ROAD NEAR TIN CHIU STREET AND THE SECTION OF TIN CHIU STREET BETWEEN KING'S ROAD AND JAVA ROAD BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND MIDNIGHT DAILY.
ALSO, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE SECTION OF SHU KUK STREET NORTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH JAVA ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITION.