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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1981
LANTAU CHILDREN CLEAN TWO POPULAR BEACHES
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FIFTY PUBLIC-SPIRITED CHILDREN FROM THREE SCHOOLS TODAY (SATURDAY) MOUNTED AN EXTENSIVE CLEAN-UP AT TWO POPULAR BEACHES ON LANTAU ISLAND AS PART OF THE MASSIVE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN NOW IN FULL SWING THROUGHOUT THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.
THEY ARE STUDENTS OF TAI O PUBLIC SCHOOL, WING CHOR SCHOOL AND FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION TAI O PRIMARY SCHOOL OF LANTAU,
THE YOUNGSTERS STARTED THE CLEAN-UP ON THE BEACH OF SAN SHEK WAN ON THE NORTH COAST OF LANTAU IN THE MORNING.
THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO SHA LO WAN AT THE NORTH-EAST OF TAI O IMMEDIATELY AFTER A LUNCH BREAK IN THE AFTERNOON.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE IR TEACHERS, THE CHILDREN SPENT SIX HOURS PICKING UP LITTER FROM THE HOLIDAY RESORTS AND REMOVED ABOUT 100 BASKETS OF DEBRIS LEFT BY HOLIDAY MAKERS AND CAMPERS WITH THE BACK-UP OF CLEANSING STAFF FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
JOINING THE CLEAN-UP DRIVE WERE THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JAMES WILSON, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR YUNG CHING-FONG.
AT THE END OF THE EXERCISE, THE CHILDREN EXPRESSED THE IR HOPE THAT THE BEACHES WOULD NOT BE SPOILED BY THE HORDES OF PICNICKERS EXPECTED TO ENJOY THE IR OUTINGS THERE.
WATER CUT IN TUEN MUN
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO PREMISES IN AREA 4-B, TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL BE CUT OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 23) FOR WATER MAINS CONNECTION.
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