SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1986
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ILLEGAL SHRINES TO BE CLEARED *****
TWO ILLEGAL SHRINES AT LEE ON ROAD IN KWUN TONG, WHICH HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, WILL BE CLEARED SHORTLY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE TWO SHRINES WITH TABLETS WERE NOT ONLY CAUSING OBSTRUCTION TO PEDESTRIANS BUT WERE ALSO CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND FIRE HAZARDS.
+THEY ARE BUILT ILLEGALLY AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS AT LEE ON ROAD FACING THE SHUN TIN BUS TERMINUS AND THE SHUN ON RESTAURANT.+
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE IN LAW TO BUILD ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON CROWN LAND AND APPEALED TO RESIDENTS NOT TO RE-ESTABLISH SIMILAR SHRINES IN THE AREA.
THE CLEARANCE OPERATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
USD'S TREE DOCTORS+ PLAY THEIR PART
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APART FROM ITS EXTENSIVE TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME, THE URBAN COUNCIL PAYS EQUAL ATTENTION TO TREE CONSERVANCY IN THE URBAN AREA AS ANOTHER ASPECT OF ITS EFFORTS IN GREENING OUR CITY.
+ THE COUNCIL FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT A GOOD TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME MUST BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVANCY SCHEME,+ SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
THIS CONSERVANCY SCHEME IS CARRIED OUT BY THE USD'S
TREE SECTIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HARBOUR.
+ A TOTAL OF 6 144 TREES WERE PLANTED AND 181 TRANSPLANTED BY THE TWO SECTIONS IN 1985/86, + SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
+TRANSPLANTING OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT WHEREVER IT IS POSSIBLE TO SAVE TREES THAT MUST MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, BUILDINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
+HOWEVER, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAVE ALL TREES BY TRANSPLANTING AS THIS DEPENDS ON THE CONDITION OF THE TREE IN QUESTION AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR TRANSPLANTING,+
THE TREE