MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1983
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FESTIVE DECORATIONS IN SHA TIN
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FESTIVE LIGHTINGS AND DECORATIONS WILL BE PUT UP ALONG THE TWO MAIN BRIDGES ON THE SHING MUN RIVER IN SHA TIN DURING THE COMING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 30) MORNING, THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ENDORSE THE ALLOCATION OF $300 000 FOR THE DECORATIONS AT THEIR MEETING.
AN AD HOC COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN OCTOBER TO WORK OUT A DETAILED PROGRAMME FOR THE FESTIVE DECORATIONS, WHICH INCLUDED THE LAUNCHING OF AN OPEN CONTEST FOR THE LIGHTING DESIGN.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES ON HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT, RECREATION AND SPORTS, CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND FINANCE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 9 AM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 30) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
CLEAN VILLAGE COMPETITION IN PROGRESS
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A FIVE-WEEK CLEAN VILLAGE COMPETITION IS BEING HELD AT EIGHT VILLAGES IN NORTH DISTRICT TO ENCOURAGE VILLAGERS TO HELP KEEP THEIR SURROUNDINGS CLEAN.
THE COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CLEAN HONG KONG WORKING GROUP OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS AIMED AT FURTHER AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
THE VILLAGERS' CLEAN-UP EFFORT WILL BE ASSESSED BY A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS COMPRISING RURAL LEADERS OF NORTH DISTRICT, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE EIGHT VILLAGES TAKING PART IN THE COMPETITION ARE MA CHO LUNG AND YIN KONG CHUEN IN SHEUNG SHUI, HUNG LENG AND TAN CHUK HANG IN FANLING, TAI LONG CHUEN AND YIM LIU HA IN SHA TAU KOK, KAN TAU WAI AND CHOW TIN CHUEN IN TA KWU LING.
MEANWHILE, TWO EDUCATION CAMPS WERE HELD AT THE BOY SCOUT CAMP SITE AT TÚNG TZE OVER THE PAST TWO SUNDAYS.
MORE THAN 300 SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM NORTH DISTRICT ATTENDED THE CAMP WHICH FEATURED A SEMINAR, A FILM SHOW AND A SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION WITH THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN AS THE TOPIC.
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