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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1984
YOUTHS TO REPAIR VILLAGE FOOTPATH
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ABOUT 100 KWUN TONG YOUTHS AND LOCAL VILLAGERS WILL TOGETHER REPAIR A FOOTPATH IN LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 12).
THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL SHOVEL THE FIRST SPADE OF CONCRETE TO START OFF THE EXERCISE.
HE WILL ALSO UNVEIL A PLAQUE BEARING THE NEW NAME FOR THE FOOTPATH - YOUTH PATH+- TO COMMEMORATE THE EFFORTS OF THE YOUNG
+ VOLUNTEERS.
APART FROM REPAIRING THE 130-METRE FOOTPATH, THE YOUTHS WILL ALSO WEED THE OVERGROWN GRASS NEARBY TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE VILLAGE.
THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR TRAINING SCHEME - PART OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS HELD FOR ABOUT 90 YOUNG PEOPLE IN LATE JULY TO ENABLE THEM TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SUNDAY'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT EXERCISE AT LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO PUT TO PRACTICE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNT THROUGH A SERIES OF TALKS AND A TRAINING CAMP.
THE EXERCISE IS ORGANISED BY THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LEI YUE MUN RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
NEW FEATURE AT POST OFFICE OPENING
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LOCAL PHILATELISTS MAY BE INTERESTED IN A NEW FEATURE MARKING THE OPENING NEXT WEEK OF A NEW POST OFFICE ON LAMMA ISLAND, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE POST OFFICE AT 2 MAIN STREET, YUNG SHUE WAN, LAMMA ISLAND ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 16), UNREGISTERED +FIRST DAY+ COVERS PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATE-STAMP AND HANDED BACK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL PROVIDE THE NORMAL RANGE OF COUNTER SERVICES AS WELL AS 100 PRIVATE POST BOXES FOR RENTAL.
WITH THE