SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1983
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ISLANDS TO HOLD TREE PLANTING DAY
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THE ISLANDS DISTRICT WILL HOLD A DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAY ON TUESDAY (JULY 5) IN SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR'S MEI FA (BEAUTIFICATION) SCHEME.
THE TREE PLANTING DAY, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT.
TO MARK THE OCCASION, A PLANTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT A ROADSIDE AMENITY PLOT NEAR UPPER CHEUNG SHA BEACH ON LANTAU
ISLAND.
STUDENTS FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL WILL PLANT SOME 50 EVERGREEN YOUNG TREES TO ADD MORE GREENERY TO THE AMENITY PLOT.
THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR IP KI-TIT, AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR MAXIMUS LI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE FUNCTION WILL BE THE CHAIRMEN OF FOUR RURAL COMMITTEES OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT. THEY ARE MR TSANG LIN, MR YU YUEN-HE, MR CHONG CHU-CHOT AND MR LAU YUNG-FUK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLANDS DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY TO BE HELD AT THE ROADSIDE AMENITY PLOT AT SOUTH LANTAU ROAD NEAR UPPER CHEUNG SHA BEACH, LANTAU ISLAND, AT 11.30 AM ON TUESDAY (JULY 5),
A COACH WILL BE LEAVING THE MUI WO FERRY PIER AT 10.30 AM.
AN INFORMATION OFFICER OF NTSD WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
KWUN TONG MAINS WORK
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 6) FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.
PREMISES AFFECTED WILL BE THOSE ALONG JUNK BAY ROAD, KAI TIN ROAD, PING TIN STREET, ON TIN STREET, AND TAK TIN STREET, INCLUDING BLOCK 1-14 LAM TIN ESTATE AND LAM TIN SAN TSUEN.