SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1982
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DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN NT INCREASING
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THE DEMAND FOR BETTER COMMUNITY SERVICE AND FACILITIES IS INCREASING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMUNITY WHICH IS UNDERGOING RAPID CHANGES WITH THE INFLUX OF POPULATION INTO THE NEW TOWNS AND MARKET TOWNS.
THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR IAN MACPHERSON, SAID THIS TONIGHT AT THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND LADIES NIGHT CHARITY BALL OF THE LIONS CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HELD AT A KOWLOON RESTAURANT.
HE STRESSED THAT THE SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTION FROM SUCH BODIES AS THE LIONS CLUB WERE THEREFORE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN ITS FIVE YEARS' HISTORY, THE CLUB HAD DEMONSTRATED A KEEN AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CONTRIBUTED GENEROUSLY TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,
MR MACPHERSON ADDED: +YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE WALK FOR MILLION, THE LIONS WALK FOR CHARITY, THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PAVILIONS AT NGONG TONG HILL IN SHA TIN AND BRIDES POOL IN TAI PO- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF THE WELL ACCIDENT VICTIMS AT HO SHEUNG VILLAGE IN SHEUNG SHUI A DONATION TO THE HONG KONG EYE BANK- AND THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YUEN LONG RECREATION CENTRE, ARE JUST BUT A FEW OF THE MANY EXAMPLES OF THE FINE AND MEANINGFUL WORK DONE BY YOUR LION BROTHERS RECENTLY.+
AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS TO KEEP BEACHES CLEAN
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FROM JULY 1, AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS WILL BE PATROLLING PUBLIC BEACHES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO HELP KEEP THEM CLEAN, BY ADVISING PEOPLE ON PROPER RUBBISH CONTROL.
THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS ARE POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, CHINESE UNIVERSITY, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS WILL BE DEPLOYED ON 11 PUBLIC BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN JULY AND AUGUST THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD URGED BEACH-GOERS TO BRING ALONG
BAGS FOR LITTER DISPOSAL AND TO USE THE LITTER BINS.
LITTERBUGS ARE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5 000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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