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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1981
+IT WILL HELP VERY MUCH IF ALL BICYCLES ARE KEPT IN SOUND CONDITION AND CUSTOMERS ARE TOLD TO RIDE CAREFULLY EVERY TIME THEY COME TO THE SHOP,+ MR WONG TOLD THE OPERATORS.
POSTERS WITH CYCLING SAFETY MESSAGES HAVE BEEN PUT UP AS A REMINDER TO CYCLISTS.
TAI PO ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR WONG, COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, POLICE, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, RURAL COMMITTEE, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND LOCAL MINIBUS AND TAXI OPERATORS' ASSOCIATIONS.
OTHER ACTIVITIES BE ING ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY IN TAI PO INCLUDE SEMINARS FOR DRIVERS, FILM SHOWS, AND A MODEL DRIVER COMPETITION.
COMPETITION FOR CLEANEST VILLAGE HOUSE
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A DISTRICT-WIDE +BUILDING CLEAN-UP COMPETITION+ FOR RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE HOUSES AND MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS IN NT NORTH DISTRICT WAS LAUNCHED TODAY.
THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, EXHORTS THE RESIDENTS TO KEEP THE IR ENVIRONMENT A PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE IN.
+WE ALSO HOPE TO REVIVE THE SPIRIT OF THE 1972 KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN BEFORE STARTING ANOTHER BIG DRIVE,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE VISITED A NUMBER OF HOUSES AT VARIOUS VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TODAY TO PICK THE WINNERS.
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPRISE RURAL LEADERS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE NORTH URBAN SERVICES OFFICE.
TOMORROW, THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL INSPECT THE COMMON PLACES, CORRIDORS AND CANOPIES OF MORE THAN 10 MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS IN THE TOWNS TO FIND MODEL BUILDINGS THERE.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED AT A CEREMONY TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH TO THE CLEANEST VILLAGE HOUSES AT FANLING, SHEUNG SHUI AND SHA TAU KOK, AND MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AT LUEN WO HUI AND SHEK WU HUT.