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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1987
SHA TIN LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTS SWITCHED ON
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SHA TIN HAS UNDERGONE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS TRANSFORMING THE SMALL VILLAGE TOWN WITH BEAUTIFUL SCENIC SPOTS INTO A COMPREHENSIVE MODERN NEW TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF SOME 370 000, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY OF THE SHA TIN LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTING, MR LIAO SAID SHA TIN WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT IN PROVIDING HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO THE COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS.
+A SOUND COMMUNITY NOT ONLY RELIES ON ITS PHYSICAL PROGRESS BUT A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IS ALSO ESSENTIAL TO ENRICH THE LIVELIHOOD OF SHA TIN RESIDENTS,+ HE SAID.
THE FESTIVE LIGHTINGS COST ABOUT $200 000 AND THE DESIGNS THIS YEAR CENTRED ON THE THEME OF WEALTH IN THE HOUSE+.
COUNCILLORS LAUNCH URBAN CLEAN-UP *****
THE URBAN COUNCIL'S YEAR-END CLEAN-UP GOT FULLY UNDERWAY TODAY AND WILL COVER ALL 11 URBAN DISTRICTS BEFORE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
LAUNCHING THE CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN DISTRICT WAS THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR GERRY FORSGATE, WHO JOINED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN HELPING TO CLEAR A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT OF JUNK DUMPED BY RESIDENTS.
OTHER COUNCILLORS TOOK PART IN CLEAN-UPS THAT BEGAN IN OTHER DISTRICTS AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO DRUM UP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVE.
FORMER COUNCIL CHAIRMAN MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN SHOWED THE WAY IN WAN CHAI AND MR CHOW WAI-KEUNG DID THE SAME IN CENTRAL.
MR WONG MAN-CHIU AND MR LAM CHAK-PIU WERE ON HAND IN KWUN TONG WHILE MR JOSEPH CHAN SET THE EXAMPLE IN SOUTHERN.
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