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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1981
TSUEN WAN CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
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THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN IN TSUEN WAN WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (MONDAY) WITH A TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME OF FUN.
THOUSANDS OF LOCAL DIGNITARIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS PACKED KWAI CHUNG SPORTSGROUND TO WATCH LION DANCES, SINGING, MAG1 AND ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES, AND PLAY STALL GAMES.
A HUGE HOT-AIR BALLOON, CARRYING CLEAN TSUEN WAN BANNERS, FLEW OVER THE SPORTSGROUND.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN, 11 GEOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUPS HAVE BEEN FORMED TO ORGANISE COMPETITIONS, SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS ON CLEANLINESS FOR RESIDENTS WITHIN THEIR OWN AREA.
A TOTAL OF $210 000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THESE ACTIVITIES,
OF WHICH $20 000 COMES FROM TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COMMITTEES, MR HO CHI-PING, CALLED ON RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE CAMPAIGN.
HE SAID CLEANLINESS IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO TSUEN WAN WHICH IS THE LARGEST SATELLITE TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 600 000.
AND ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PROVIDED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MORE THAN 300 TONNES OF GARBAGE IS COLLECTED FROM THE TOWN EACH DAY.
+FOR SUCH A BIG TOWN, IT IS UNFAIR AND IMPOSSIBLE TO RELY ON GOVERNMENT STAFF ONLY TO CLEAN UP OUR DISTRICT, HE SAID.
+CLEANING TSUEN WAN IS A RESPONSIBILITY FOR US ALL,+ HE
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ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER DR JAMES HAYES THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN- AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE CENTRAL TSUEN WAN WORKING GROUP HELD ITS CAMPAIGN OPENING CEREMONY AT SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND WHERE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS TOOK PART IN A CLEAN-UP EXERCISE.
RE-ROUTING OF LAM TEI ROAD, TUEN MUN
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LAM TEI ROAD IN TUEN MUN WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY EASTBOUND FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 28) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.