THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1986
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PLAQUE PRESENTATION CEREMONY
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THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR JOHN YAXLEY, WILL OFFICIATE AT A PLAQUE PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 10 AM.
MR YAXLEY WILL PRESENT PLAQUES TO THE HONG KONG VOLUNTARY WEATHER OBSERVING SHIPS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICES TO THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION VOLUNTARY OBSERVING SHIPS SCHEME.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
PRESS MEMBERS SHOULD
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. ASSEMBLE AT 9.45 AM ON THE GROUND FLOOR, CENTENARY BUILDING, ROYAL OBSERVATORY 134A NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
CHANGE OF PLAN SAVES STANLEY'S BANYAN TREE
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A BANYAN TREE IN STANLEY MARKET ROAD WILL BE PRESERVED FOLLOWING AN URBAN COUNCIL'S DECISION TO CONVERT THE SITE WHERE THE TREE STANDS INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA.
THE 570 SQUARE-METRE-SITE WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE AUCTIONED FOR SALE IN MARCH 1984, BUT THE PLAN WAS LATER SHELVED FOLLOWING PRESSURE FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUPS TO RETAIN THE TREE.
+THE COUNCIL THEREFORE DECIDED TO TURN THE SITE INTO
OPEN SPACE,+ A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
+WE WILL EXCHANGE A SITE IN STANLEY MAIN STREET WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY EARMARKED FOR THE BUILDING OF A SITTING-OUT AREA, WITH THE BANYAN TREE SITE.+
THE MOVE HAS MET WITH WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT WORKS PROJECTS COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD AS WELL AS LOCAL RESIDENTS.
+THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL SOON GO AHEAD WITH ITS PLAN TO
WHICH IS BUILD A SITTING-OUT AREA AT THE BANYAN TREE SITE, FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF THE STANLEY MAIN STREET SÍTE,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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