SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1936
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REPAIR WORK ON PRIVATE STREETS
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FOUR PRIVATE STREETS AND A NUMBER OF LANES IN TO KWA WAN ARE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
AFFECTED ARE MING LUN, CHUNG SUN, HING YIN AND HING YAN STREETS, WHICH ARE AT PRESENT NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND MANAGED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THESE STREETS WERE IN SUCH POOR CONDITION THAT THE SITUATION WAS GIVING RISE TO SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
+ IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO RESUME THESE STREETS TO PROVIDE FOR THE IR PROPER MAINTENANCE AND USE, HE SAID.
RECONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT
18 MONTHS.
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DETAILS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE. ANYONE OBJECTING TO THE WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY JULY 22.
CALL TO JOIN VOLUNTEERS
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THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) TODAY CALLED ON THOSE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER JOINING THE REGIMENT BEFORE ITS RECRUITMENT EXERCISE CLOSES ON JUNE 20.
THIS YEAR, THE VOLUNTEERS ARE LOOKING FOR 120 NEW MEMBERS 100 MEN AND 20 WOMEN - TO KEEP THE ESTABLISHMENT UP TO FULL STRENGTH.
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NEARLY 800 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE ANNUAL RECRUITMENT STARTED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGIMENT SAID: +JOINING THE VOLUNTEERS IS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE. IT GIVES RECRUITS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AWAY FROM THE DAILY ROUTINE. THEY CAN DRILL AND CAMP IN REMOTE AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, LEARN THE BASIC MILITARY SKILLS AND ENJOY COMRADESHIP.
+ IT WILL HELP TO BUILD CHARACTER AND SELF-RELIANCE AND TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF CITIZENSHIP.+
APPLICANTS SHOULD