MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1985
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DB MEMBERS TO VISIT RURAL HOUSING ESTATE
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YUEN LONG AND SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL VISIT TUI MIN HOI RURAL HOUSING ESTATE IN SAI KUNG TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ASSEMBLE AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAMBERS ARRIVE AT 9 AM AND ARRIVE AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN SAI KUNG TOWN AT 10.30 AM.
AFTER EXCHANGING VIEWS, MEMBERS OF THE TWO DISTRICT BOARDS WILL PROCEED TO THE HOUSING ESTATE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT. A PRESS COACH WILL LEAVE FOR SA KUNG AT 9.10 AM OUTSIDE THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAMBERS, AT 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG.
CLEAN VICTORIA PARK CAMPAIGN STARTS TODAY
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A CLEAN VICTORIA PARK CAMPAIGN REMINDING VISITORS TO THE PARK NOT TO FOUL THE PLACE WITH LITTER OR OTHER FORMS OF RUBBISH, GETS OFF THE GROUND TODAY (MONDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THE TWO-WEEK CAMPAIGN AIMS AT AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO KEEPING THE PARK CLEAN WHILST ENJOYING THE GREENERY OF THE PARK OR MAKING USE OF THE VARIOUS RECREATION AND SPORTS FACILITIES THERE,
DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN, COLOURFUL PAMPHLETS CONTAINING THE MESSAGE OF KEEPING VICTORIA PARK CLEAN TOGETHER WITH OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION INCLUDING A LAYOUT PLAN OF THE PARK, OPENING HOURS AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS SPORTS FACILITIES, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC.
STARTING FROM THE SECOND WEEK, SUMMONSES WILL BE SERVED ON ANYONE WHO IS FOUND LITTERING INSIDE THE PARK.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AN AVERAGE OF NINE TONNES OF RUBBISH ARE COLLECTED IN THE PARK EVERY WEEKEND. AND A RECORD OF MORE THAN 23 TONNES OF RUBBISH WERE CLEARED UP ON THE FOLLOWING DAY OF THE LAST MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
*WE HOPE THAT THE CAMPAIGN WILL DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE PARK CLEAN NOT ONLY DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS BUT ALSO IN FUTURE WHENEVER THEY VISIT THE PLACE, HE SAID.
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