SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1984.
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PROPER DISPOSAL OF REFUSE URGED
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RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE URGED TODAY TO DISPOSE OF REFUSE AND OLD ARTICLES PROPERLY WHILE CLEANING UP THEIR HOMES FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
MEANWHILE, WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LUNAR FESTIVAL, THE
DEPARTMENT HAS LAUNCHED A SIX-DAY CLEAN-UP
NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES
OPERATION THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE OPERATION, WHICH STARTED ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 27), WILL LAST UNTIL NEW YEAR'S EVE ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 1), A DÉPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
ALL REFUSE COLLECTION FACILITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 100 SITES WHERE NT RESIDENTS MAY DISPOSE OF BULKY OLD ARTICLES.
INDUSTRIAL REFUSE AND BUILDING DEBRIS SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE CONTROLLED TIP AT JUNK BAY FOR DISPOSAL. NO PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE NO REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE BY THE DEPARTMENT ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY WHICH FALLS ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 2).
SITE PREPARATION FOR NEW PLAYGROUND
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THE FORMER KAI TAK AMUSEMENT PARK SITE IS TO BE DEVELOPED INTO A DISTRICT PLAYGROUND.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR SITE PREPARATION WORK.
THIS WILL START IN MARCH AND BE COMPLETED IN THREE MONTHS.
A FAN-SHAPED PLAYGROUND MEASURING 20 000 SQUARE METRES WILL
THEN BE BUILT IN TWO STAGES UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS.
IN STAGE I, A 420-METRE-LONG JOGGING TRACK, TWO MINI-SOCCER PITCHES, A CHINESE PAVILION AND SITTING-OUT AREAS WILL BE BUILT.
WORK IN STAGE I WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-STOREY BUILDING WITH 82 COOKED FOOD STALLS ON THE LOWER FLOORS AND AN
INDOOR GAMES HALL ON THE UPPER FLOORS. THERE WILL BE A CHILDREN'S LIBRARY AND PLAY AREAS, SIX INDOOR BADMINTON COURTS, FIVE TENNIS COURTS, TWO BASKET BALL COURTS, A VOLLEY BALL COURT, A HAND BALL PITCH AND A REST GARDEN,
LANDSCAPING WORK WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE PLAYGROUND.
THE WHOLE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1986.
THE PLAYGROUND WILL SERVE THE APPROXIMATELY 400 000 RESIDENTS OF WONG TAI SIN.
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