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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1984
COMMENTING ON THE RECENTLY-PUBLISHED GREEN PAPER, MR WILSON SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL WOULD BE OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND MAKE THE GOVERNMENT MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
+REGISTER ING AS A VOTER AND PARTICIPATING IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IS A DIRECT WAY TO TAKE PART IN THE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
+THIS WILL ALSO MEAN GIVING A MORE DIRECT SUPPORT
TO THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND CASTING A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG,+ HE ADDED.
AUX IL FARY LITTER WARDENS HELP KEEP BEACHES CLEAN
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TEAMS OF AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS ARE PATROLLING SEVEN POPULAR PUBLIC BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO HELP KEEP THEM CLEAN.
THEY WILL HELP PICK UP REFUSE AT THESE BEACHES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH,
THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAMME STARTED SIX YEARS AGO.
TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR'S SCHEME ARE ABOUT 500 STUDENTS FROM HONG KONG UNIVERSITY, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND EIGHT OTHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
THE SEVEN BEACHES ARE LIDO AND CASAM BEACH IN TSUEN WAN, OLD CAFETERIA BEACH, NEW CAFETERIA BEACH AND KADOOR IE BEACH IN TUEN MUN, CLEAR WATER BAY SECOND BEACH AND SILVERSTRAND BEACH IN SAI KUNG, AND TUNG WAN BEACH ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND.
THE VOLUNTARY WORKERS WILL ADVISE BEACHGOERS ON HOW TO DISPOSE REFUSE PROPERLY.
THEY WILL ALSO ASSIST STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN ENFORCING ANTI-LITTER LAWS ON THE BEACHES.
AN NTSD SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT LITTERING IS AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO $5 000 AND IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO SIX MONTHS.
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