SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1984
ADVANCE PAYMENT OF WELFARE ALLOWANCES
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RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE HOLDING CASH COUPONS MAY RECEIVE THE IR ALLOWANCES EARLIER IF THEIR PAYMENT DATES FALL ON THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THOSE WHO ARE TO RECEIVE PAYMENT ON APRIL 20, 21, 22 AND 23 CAN CASH THEIR COUPONS ON APRIL 16, 17, 18 AND 19 RESPECTIVELY OR THEREAFTER, AT THE DESIGNATED POST OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES OR TREASURY SUB-OFFICES.
RECIPIENTS OF OLD AGE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY ALLOWANCE UNDER THE BANK PAYMENT SYSTEM WITH PAYMENT FALLING ON APRIL 20 CAN ALSO RECEIVE THEIR ALLOWANCES A DAY EARLIER (APRIL 19), THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
PUBLIC URGED TO KEEP BEACHES CLEAN
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AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG COMMITTEE, MR NGAI YAU-KI, TODAY CALLED ON BEACHGOERS TO HELP KEEP THE TERRITORY'S BEACHES CLEAN.
MR NGA! MADE THE APPEAL WHILE VISITING LIDO BEACH DURING A TOUR OF TSUEN WAN TO SEE THE STATE OF CLEANLINESS IN THE DISTRICT.
ACCOMPANYING MR NGAI ON THE VISIT WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR DAVID WEEKS, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF TSUEN WAN, MR CHAN YIU- CHEUNG.
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AT LIDO BEACH MR NGAI WAS TOLD THAT NTSD STAFF MUST CLEAN IT DAILY AS REFUSE IS BEING REGULARLY WASHED ASHORE OR ABANDONED BY VISITORS.
LIDO BEACH IS AMONG THE MORE POPULAR BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE BEACH LAST YEAR.
EARLIER, THE PARTY VISITED HEUNG CHE STREET TO INSPECT A PURPOSE-BUILT REFUSE COLLECTION POINT CAPABLE OF HANDLING 14 TONNES OF REFUSE A DAY.
THEY LATER CALLED AT THE TSUEN WAN TRANSPORT COMPLEX WHERE A MODERN REFUSE COLLECTION POINT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO MONTHS.
THEY ALSO INSPECTED VARIOUS CLEANSING FACILITIES AT OTHER LOCATIONS IN TSUEN WAN.
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