SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1984
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HORTICULTURE COURSE TO BE HELD IN SAI KUNG
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A FREE HORTICULTURE COURSE WILL BE OFFERED IN SAI KUNG
LATER THIS YEAR,
THE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE, WILL BE HELD AT THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 12 NOON ON EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SUNDAY MORNINGS, STARTING FROM APRIL 29.
SIMILAR COURSES HELD IN SAI KUNG LAST YEAR WERE WELL ATTENDED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
LECTURES WILL FOCUS ON ADVANCED PLANTING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING THE PROPAGATION AND MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS INDOOR PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING.
PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO MAKE FIELD VISITS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HORTICULTURAL EXPERTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE COURSE AND WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SAI KUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF 69 MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG.
MORE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS *****
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR TWO REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS AT KWUN TONG AND TUEN MUN.
THE COLLECTION POINT AT KWUN TONG WILL BE BUILT ON A 305-SQUARE- METRE SITE NEAR YUET WAH STREET PLAYGROUND AND REPLACE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY REFUSE COLLECTION POINT IN THE VICINITY.
THE TUEN MUN REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, OCCUPYING A SITE OF 168 SQUARE METRES, WILL BE SITUATED AT TUEN MUN ROAD NEAR CHI LOK GARDEN.
BOTH REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WILL BE ONE-STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS, HANDCART WASHING SPACES, TOILETS, ROLL-CALL ROOMS, OFFICES AND STOREROOMS.
WORK ON BOTH PROJECTS IS SCHEDULED TO START IN MAY AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
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