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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1985
PLANTING SCHEME DRAWS OVER 3 000 PARTICIPANTS
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SOME 3 000 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE 1985 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT BY PLANTING TREES AT SELECTED SITES IN SIX OF THE COUNTRY PARKS DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS) MR K.C. IU SAID MORE THAN 3 600 TREES WERE PLANTED DURING THE FOUR-DAY HOLIDAY PERIOD, BRINGING TO 4 500 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES PLANTED SINCE THE SCHEME STARTED ON MARCH 29.
MR IU SAID APART FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ORGANISED GROUPS INCLUDING STUDENTS, SCOUTS, COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB AND JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE +CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME+ ALSO TOOK PART.
HE SAID THAT THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME WOULD END ON SUNDAY (APRIL 14) WHEN AT LEAST 2 000 YOUNG PEOPLE, MOSTLY STUDENTS FROM ORGANISED GROUPS, WERE EXPECTED TO TURN UP AT THE SIX DESIGNATED COUNTRY PARKS TO PLANT TREES.
HE ALSO REMINDED CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME+ PARTICIPANTS, WHO HAD NOT YET PLANTED TREES AS A REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETING STAGE TWO OF THE SCHEME, TO DO SO ON SUNDAY.
TREE SEEDLINGS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PLANTING AT SELECTED SITES AT TWISK, TAI MO SHAN BRIDE'S POOL IN TAI PO; QUARRY BAY AND POK FU LAM ON HONG KONG ISLAND NAM SHAN ON LANTAU AND PAK TAM CHUNG IN SAI KUNG.
TENDER FOR AP LEI CHAU HOUSING PROJECT APPROVED
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A LARGE TENDER WORTH OVER $206 MILLION HAS JUST BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR MORE BLOCKS IN LEI TUNG ESTATE ON AP LE CHAU TO HOUSE ANOTHER 15 000 PEOPLE.
+CONSTRUCTION WORKS WILL SOON BEGIN ON THE FOUR 35/38-STOREY TRIDENT BLOCKS UNDER THE SECOND PHASE OF THE HOUSING PROJECT,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY.
HE SAID THAT WHEN THESE BLOCKS WERE READY BY 1987, THEY WOULD PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 3 248 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS FOR 15 000 PEOPLE.
/+THE BUILDING