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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1983
A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 8) AT 11 AM TO MARK THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE STRUCTURE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
JOINTLY OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR BRIAN WILSON, THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR MOK WAI-TAK; THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD; THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF NORTH, MR STUART HARBINSON.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE HONOURABLE CHEUNG YAN-LUNG: LOCAL LEADER MR LIU YUN-SUM AND THE CHAIRMEN OF FOUR RURAL COMMITTEES IN NORTH DISTRICT, MR LIU CHING-LEUNG, MR LAW CHAK-TONG, MR CHAN YAU-CHOI AND MR YIP SHING.
THE MAIN POOL OF THE COMPLEX WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FROM 12.30 PM.
FROM WEDNESDAY, THERE WILL BE FOUR SESSIONS DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM, 12.30 PM TO 3 PM, 3.30 PM TO 6 PM AND 7 PM TO 9 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AT THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL HELD AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 8).
OFFICIAL TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 1
(1) THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION OFFICE OF
MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AT 9.30 AM ;
(2) THE WHITEFIELD BARRACK CAR PARK AT AUSTIN ROAD
OPPOSITE LONDON THEATRE AT 9.30 AM.
A PRESS TOUR WILL BE CONDUCTED INSIDE THE AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE RIGHT AFTER THE CEREMONY.
CUTTING OF TREES AND PLANTS ON CROWN LAND ILLEGAL
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NINE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED FOR ILLEGALLY CUTTING PLANTS IN COUNTRY PARKS SINCE APRIL, 1982. FINES IMPOSED ON THEM BY THE COURTS TOTALLED $2 225.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED THE PUBLIC NOT TO CUT TREES OR ANY PLANTS ON CROWN LAND OR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, ESPECIALLY FOR DECORATIVE USE DURING THE LUNAR :W YEAR.
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