MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1981
+ THE NEW TOWNS' PROJECT MANAGERS ARE NOW PROVIDED WITH TEAMS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND OTHERS, WHO CAN GIVE A BIG PUSH TO THE PROVISION OF PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS BUT WE MUST DEPEND TO A GREATER EXTENT ON PUBLIC SUPPORT, CO-OPERATION AND INDEED COMPLIANCE IN MAKING A SUCCESS OF THE NEW KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN, HE SAID.
+WE ARE BUSY PREPARING BUDGETS FOR THE SPECIAL EXPENDITURE REQUIRED DURING THE CAMPAIGN OVER THE NEXT YEAR CR SO AND INITIAL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH TO ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY COMMITTEES, HE ADDED.
MR SWEETMAN SAID THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS WERE ALREADY BEING CONSULTED FOR THEIR ADVICE ON THE EMPHASIS TO BE GIVEN TO THIS CAMPAIGN.
THE IR VIEWS WOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF WHICH HE IS THE CHAIRMAN AND, THROUGH THAT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY MR CHARLES YEUNG ON WHICH UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE DAB'S ARE TO SERVE AS WELL AS OFFICIAL ADVISERS.
+ I HOPE THAT WE CAN REALLY ACHIEVE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN CLEANLINESS NOT ONLY BY EDUCATION BUT ALSO BY RESORTING TO MORE STRINGENT CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT MEASURES NOT MERELY AGAINST THOSE WHO THROW CIGARETTE BUTTS INTO GUTTERS BUT AGAINST THE MORE BLATANT POLLUTERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,+ HE SAID.
SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR STAFF, MR SWEETMAN SAID HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO EXPAND BY 20 PER CENT PER ANNUM COMPOUND OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
LADY MACLEHOSE TO OPEN HOLIDAY VILLAGE
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LADY MACLEHOSE WILL OPEN HONG KONG'S FIRST FAMILY HOLIDAY VILLAGE ON JANUARY 8 (THURSDAY).
THE GOVERNOR
SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AND SIR SHIU KIN TANG, WHO HAS DONATED $2 MILLION TOWARDS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WILL ALSO ATTEND,
SET IN 12 HECTARES OF WOODED COUNTRYSIDE IN PAK TAM, SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK, THE LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE WILL PROVIDE CHALET-STYLE ACCOMMODATION FOR UP TO 120 OVERNIGHT VISITORS.
BUILT ORIGINALLY AS ENGINEERS' QUARTERS BY THE HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR CONTRACTORS, THE VILLAGE HAS UNDERGONE THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS TRANSFORMATION INTO A HOLIDAY RESORT.
THE HOLIDAY VILLAGE MANAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE WILL FEATURE A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ORGANISED ACTIVITIES.
WHEN THE WHOLE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, IT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 250 OVERNIGHT VISITORS AT ANY ONE TIME WITH MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES,
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