SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1984
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BEAUTIFYING THE SHA TIN ENVIRONMENT
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AN ATTRACTIVELY DESIGNED AMENITY PLOT HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADDED TO SHA TIN.
THE AMENITY PLOT ALONGSIDE THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SQUASH COURTS AND SWIMMING POOL CONSISTS OF FOUR LARGE FLOWERING BEDS OF SELECTIVE PLANTING AND TURFING AREAS, ON A 680 SQUARE- METRE-SITE AT YUEN WO ROAD, OPPOSITE THE WO CHE ESTATE.
THE EYE-CATCHING PLOT HAS WON TWO AWARDS IN TWO INTER- DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIONS ORGANISED BY BOTH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.
THE DISPLAY BY STAFF OF THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE STOLE THE SHOW AT THIS YEAR'S USD GARDEN COMPETITION FOR LARGE GARDEN PLOTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL FLOWER SHOW, AND WON THE AWARD IN THE NTSD GARDEN COMPETITION AS THE BEST KEPT ROADSIDE AMENITY PLOT.
MORE THAN 20 000 SEASONAL FLOWERS AND GROUND COVERS WERE PLANTED TO FORM A NUMBER OF BEAUTIFUL FLOWER BEDS AT THE PLOT.
ONE FLOWER BED WAS DESIGNED TO SHOW THE SMILING FACE OF A BOY HOLDING TWO SPADES FOR PLAYING SAND, AND ANOTHER ONE SHOWS A GIRL PLAYING ON A SLIDE.
THESE FEATURES WERE AIMED AT CREATING A HARMONIOUS ATMOSPHERE RELATING WITH YOUNGSTERS PLAYING IN THE ADJACENT SAND PIT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
A TOPIARY CORNER AND STONE DISPLAY OF TWO BIRDS STROLLING ON A SHORE FORMED BY A SAND PIT ADDED COLOUR TO THE PLOT.
SLOPE WORK AT KWAI CHUNG CREMATORIUM
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SLOPE PROTECTION WORK WILL START SOON AROUND THE CREMATORIUM AT WING HAU STREET, KWAI CHUNG,
IT WILL INCLUDE IMPROVEMENT TO DRAINAGE AND IS INTENDED TO BRING THE SLOPES UP TO CURRENT SAFETY STANDARDS.
WHEN THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED THE SLOPES WILL BE REPLANTED TO PROVIDE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT.
WHILE THE WORK IS IN PROGRESS THE CREMATORIUM WILL REMAIN OPEN,
/ALSO, ACCESS