FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1984
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MEANWHILE, APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE AND ALL OFFICES OF THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 16. AUDITION WILL BE ARRANGED TOWARDS THE END OF APRIL.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING TEL: 5-283257.
ESTATE RECLAMATION IN FINAL STAGE
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE FINAL RECLAMATION CONTRACT AT TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
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UNDER THE CONTRACT 17.3 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE ESTATE TO ALMOST 81 HECTARES.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS CALLING FOR TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING 550 METRES OF RUBBLE MOULD, 210 METRES OF SEAWALL AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS.
THE CONTRACT WILL COMMENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY MARCH, 1987.
RECLAMATION AT TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO FOUR PHASES. IT STARTED EARLY IN 1976.
CHILDREN URGED TO HELP KEEP HK CLEAN
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SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE URGED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, TO HELP KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN.
PRESENTING PRIZES FOR A PAINTING COMPETITION AT BEACON HILL SCHOOL, MR HEYWOOD URGED THE CHILDREN, WHO HAD SHOWN CONCERN ABOUT POLLUTION OF THE RIVER INDUS, TO MAINTAIN THEIR INTEREST IN POLLUTION CONTROL.
MR HEYWOOD ALSO SAID THAT NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT CLEANSING STAFF COLLECTED A DAILY 1 000 TONNES OF LITTER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES EACH DAY. HOWEVER PIGS DAILY DISCHARGED SOME 2 000 TONNES OF WASTE WHICH HAD YET TO BE COLLECTED.
THE PAINTING COMPETITION, WITH POLLUTION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AS ITS THEME, HAD BEEN ORGANISED BY THE SCHOOL AND THE NTSD TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS INTEREST IN HELPING KEEP HONG KONG FREE FROM REFUSE.
FOURTEEN PRIMARY 3 TO PRIMARY 6 WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION FROM AMONG 120 PARTICIPANTS WERE TODAY AWARDED BOOK TOKENS FOR THE IR WORK.
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