MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1985
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TAI PO TO HOLD TREE PLANTING DAY
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ABOUT 120 COMMUNITY-SPIRITED STUDENTS IN TAI PO WILL TAKE PA IN A DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAY ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 12) TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT.
A CEREMONY TO MARK THE TAI PO TREE PLANTING DAY ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT THE JUNCTION OF TING KOK ROAD AND TUNG TSZ ROAD.
SAPLINGS OF BOTH DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN TREES, INCLUDING LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA, GREVILLEA BAUKSII, SAPIUM DISCOLOR AILANTHUS FORDII AND MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON, WILL BE PLANTED DURING THE CEREMONY.
WHEN FULLY GROWN, THEY WILL PROVIDE SHADE AND A MORE PLEASANT SURROUNDING FOR RESIDENTS OF TAI PO.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR STEPHEN WONG- THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF TAI PO, MR THOMAS CHAN- THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR HO YUNG- SANG, AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR LEE SZE-HUNG.
TO HELP SPREAD THE BEAUTIFICATION MESSAGE, THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ORGANISES AN ANNUAL TREE PLANTING DAY IN EACH OF THE NINE DISTRICTS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS.
SO FAR THIS YEAR, TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED IN THE TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, SHA TIN, NORTH, ISLANDS, SAI KUNG AND TUEN MUN DISTRICTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TAI PO TREE PLANTING DAY CEREMONY AT THE JUNCTION OF TING KOK ROAD AND TUNG TSZ ROAD IN TAI PO ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 12) AT 10.30 AM.
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