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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1980
YUEN LONG PICNIC SPOTS GET A CLEAN-UP
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MORE THAN 100 PUBLIC-SPIRITED YOUTHS TODAY (SUNDAY) CLEANED UP SEVERAL POPULAR PICNIC SPOTS IN YUEN LONG.
THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN GROUPS CLEARED REFUSE LEFT BEHIND BY PICNICKERS AT LING WAN TZE (TEMPLE), TAI MO SHAN LOOKOUT, NAM SANG WAI AND PAK LAI.
THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND THREE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATIONS OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT,
THE EXERCISE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECENT ANTI-LITTER DRIVE, WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE OF YUEN LONG AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICE OF YUEN LONG.
THE CLEAN-UP WAS AIMED AT DRAWING THE ATTENTION OF THE PICNICKERS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED HOLIDAY MAKERS TO MAKE FULL USE OF REFUSE CONTAINERS PROVIDED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR THEM.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT LITTER BUGS WOULD FACE A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1 000 ON FIRST CONVICTION AND $2 000 FOR A SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE.
A TOTAL OF 110 LITTER BUGS HAD BEEN SUMMONSED SINCE THE ANTI-LITTER DRIVE BEGAN EARLY THIS MONTH IN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD *****
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 19) FOR ROAD WORKS.
THE NEW NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD FROM PIK UK TO HIRAM'S HIGHWAY WILL BE OPENED TO SAI KUNG-BOUND TRAFFIC. THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAY ALONG THE SAME SECTION OF ROAD WILL BECOME ONE-WAY ONLY FOR KOWLOON-BOUND TRAFFIC.
THE SLIP ROADS JOINING THE TWO CARRIAGEWAYS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR TURNING MOVEMENTS AT ABOUT 200 METRES AND 800 METRES FROM THE JUNCTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD AND HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.
ALSO FROM WEDNESDAY SAI KUNG-BOUND MOTORISTS FROM HANG HAU CAN MAKE USE OF THE FORMER SLIP ROAD TO TURN INTO HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.