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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1984
THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD HAS BEEN SPONSORING THE CHORUS SINCE 1981, AND THIS YEAR THE BOARD ALLOCATED $70 000 TO IT.
THE CHORUS PLAN TO HOLD A MUSIC CAMP NEXT MONTH AND A CHILDREN'S SINGING CONTEST IN THE DISTRICT EARLY NEXT YEAR.
ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CONCERT OF THE KWUN TONG CHILDREN'S CHORUS TO BE HELD AT 8 PM ON THURSDAY ARE STILL ON SALE AT THE CITY HALL BOX OFFICE.
BIG SAVINGS FROM NEW 'LAP SAP' BINS
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PLASTIC BINS WILL REPLACE THE OLD-STYLE BAMBOO BASKETS USED BY STREET SWEEPERS FOR THE DAILY CLEARING OF REFUSE, PROVIDING MORE DURABLE USE AT HALF THE COST.
FROM THIS WEEK, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL BE CHANGING OVER TO THE USE OF THESE NEW TYPE BINS.
THE NTSD WILL HAVE ABOUT 4 000 OF THE POLYTHENE BINS BY EARLY NEXR YEAR, AND THE UC WILL HAVE ABOUT 10 000 OF THEM IN USE BY JULY.
WHILE THE NEW PLASTIC BINS COST MORE THAN THE BAMBOO BASKETS, THEY ARE FAR MORE DURABLE AND SERVE THE PURPOSE BETTER, AND ARE, THEREFORE MORE ECONOMICAL TO USE, SPOKESMEN FOR THE TWO DEPARTMENTS EXPLAINED TODAY.
EACH BIN CAN CONTAIN ABOUT 80 LITRES OF +LAP SAP+.
THE UC HAD BEEN SPENDING ABOUT $1 MILLION AND THE NTSD ABOUT $600 000 A YEAR ON THE BAMBOO BASKETS, AND EXPECT TO SAVE 50 PER CENT BY USING THE PLASTIC BINS.
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