SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1983
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NEW REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS TO BE BUILT
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TWO NEW REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WILL BE BUILT SHORTLY IN MONG KOK AND LEI YUE MUN TO IMPROVE THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS CALLING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECTS.
THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINT IN MONG KOK COVERING ABOUT 173 SQUARE METRES WILL BE SITUATED AT DUNDAS STREET.
THE LEI YUE MUN COLLECTION POINT, WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 216 SQUARE METRES, WILL BE AT YAN YUE WAI.
WORK ON BOTH PROJECTS WILL START IN FEBRUARY AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS.
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FUN AND GAMES AT FUND-RAISING WALK
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MORE THAN 800 STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOOK PART TODAY (SATURDAY) IN A FUND-RAISING WALK IN TAI LAM CHUNG, TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT'S WELFARE FUND.
THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, OFFICIATED AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY STARTING OFF THE SIX-KILOMETRE WALK, FROM TAI LAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, THROUGH THE SCENIC TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR AND BACK.
AFTER THE WALK, A BARBECUE PARTY AND AN ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME WERE HELD FOR PARTICIPANTS. THERE WERE A TELE-MATCH, GAME STALLS, CAMEL RIDES, AN ARMY DOG DEMONSTRATION, A LUCKY DRAW, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCES BY THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF BAND AND THE TAI TAM GIRLS' PIPERS AND PRECISION MARCHING TEAM.
THE ANNUAL FUND-RAISING OUTING, WHICH ALSO PROVIDED A DAY OF FUN FOR THE WALKERS, WAS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
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