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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1985
THE NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR TAQ MAN-KWONG, SAID: +AS THE POPULATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN SHEUNG SHUI HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 35 000 PEOPLE, IT IS TIME FOR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO SHOW CONCERN BY ORGANISING LARGE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
+ THE PRIMARY AIM OF THIS VARIETY SHOW IS TO INSTIL RESIDENTS WITH THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON CRIME PREVENTION AND HOME SAFETY THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT.+
THE VARIETY SHOW IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, THE FRONTIER POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIVISION, THE FINNISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY CHOI YUEN CHRISTIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICE CENTRE, THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OF CHOI YUEN ESTATE, THE YUK PO COURT RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION AND CHOI PO COURT REPRESENTATIVES.
COUNCIL CO-SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON TREES
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A WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE VICTORIA PARK CENTRE COURT ON SATURDAY IN CONNECTION WITH A SURVEY ON TREES IN THE URBAN AREAS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL OPEN THE WORKSHOP WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION.
GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE DR. C.Y. JIM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR Y.K. CHEUNG, STAFF OFFICER (HORTICULTURE) AND MR CHOY NIM-CHO, SENIOR AMENITIES ASSISTANT (TREE SECTION), BOTH FROM THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL SPEAK RESPECTIVELY ON THE SURVEY IN GENERAL, THE USD'S RESPONSIBILITY ON TREE MAINTENANCE AND IDENTIFICATION OF TREES.
ABOUT 40 TEACHERS WILL ATTEND THE WORKSHOP AND THEY WILL IN TURN BRIEF ABOUT 1 000 STUDENTS WHO WILL TAKE PART IN THE SURVEY DUE TO BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH.
A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE SURVEY IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION THROUGH FIELD RESEARCH, TO MAINTAIN MONTHLY TREE PLANTING, FELLING AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF USD STAFF AND TO ESTABLISH AND UPDATE THE TREE DATABASE THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTERS.
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