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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1981
WATCH YOUR LITTER
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PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO LO WU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THE RAILWAY TERMINAL AND ITS SURROUNDINGS CLEAN.
TIMING THE APPEAL ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHING MING AND EASTER HOLIDAYS, A NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE TO DISCARD ALL LITTER IN THE BINS AND DRUMS PROVIDED FOR THEIR USE.
LITTER WARDENS WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HEED THE WARNING TO KEEP THE CITY CLEAN, AND PEOPLE FOUND GUILTY OF LITTERING COULD BE FINED UP TO $1 000 FOR THE FIRST OFFENCE AND $2 000 FOR THE NEXT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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FUN FOR DISABLED IN PRISONS SPORTS MEET
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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL SPORTS MEET WAS HELD TODAY (SATURDAY) ON THE STANLEY FOOTBALL FIELD WITH MORE THAN 200 STAFF COMPETING IN VARIOUS FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS.
SHARING THE FUN OF THE DAY WAS A GROUP OF DISABLED PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THREE SPECIAL EVENTS, NAMELY A 100-METRE DASH FOR AMPUTEES, SHOTPUT AND PRECISION JAVELIN FOR THE WHEELCHAIR CLASS.
THE EVENTS WERE ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MARGARET TRENCH MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE AND THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AS PART OF ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS.
THE GIRLS MARCHING TEAM OF THE TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND THE PIPES AND DRUMS BAND OF THE CAPE COLLINSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ALSO GAVE A PERFORMANCE TO ENTERTAIN THE ATHLETES AND SPECTATORS.
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