SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1983
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CAMPING NOT ALLOWED AT GAZETTED NT BEACHES
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) WARNED BEACHGOERS THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO PUT UP TENTS AT GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON OUTLYING ISLANDS,
ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL CAMPING HAS BEEN STEPPED UP AT VARIOUS CAZETTED BEACHES, INCLUDING SILVERMINE BAY, PUI 0, UPPER CHEUNG SHA AND LOWER CHEUNG SHA ON LANTAU ISLAND, TUNG WAN AND KWUN YAM WAN IN CHEUNG CHAU, OLD AND NEW CAFETERIA BEACHES IN TUEN MUN AND CLEAR WATER BAY (SECOND BEACH) IN SAI KUNG.
AS A RESULT, 70 OFFENDERS WERE SUMMONED RECENTLY, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
THIRTY-FIVE OF THE OFFENDERS WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $4 300. THE OTHERS WILL BE HEARD IN COURT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED HOLIDAY-MAKERS THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO LIGHT BARBECUE FIRES OUTSIDE DESIGNATED AREAS AS AT CAZETTED BEACHES.
TWENTY-FOUR PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT COMMITTING THE OFFENCE AT VARIOUS BEACHES RECENTLY, HE SAID.
TWO OF THEM WERE FINED $200 EACH AND THE OTHERS WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER.
THE NTSD HAS SET UP NOTICE BOARDS AT VARIOUS GAZETTED BEACHES TO WARN THE PUBLIC AGAINST THE OFFENCES.
OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $500 AND TWO WEEKS' IMPRISONMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
BEACHGOERS ARE ADVISED TO USE DESIGNATED CAMP SITES AND BARBECUE PITS.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES FOR HOUSEWIVES
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COURSES ARE BEING ORGANISED FOR YIN NGAI SOCIETY MEMBERS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP POTENTIALS OF HOUSEWIVES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
THEY WILL BE HELD ONCE A WEEK IN THE EVENING FROM NOW TILL MID-NOVEMBER.
THE COURSES, INTRODUCED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS, ARE SPONSORED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE ZONTA CLUB (NEW TERRITORIES) TRUST FUND FOR THE YIN NGAI SOCIETIES.
/PROFESSIONALS WILL
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