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SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1987
THE MAIN THRUST OF THE SCHEME IS A SERIES OF TREE PLANTING DAYS ORGANISED FOR THE PUBLIC DURING THE COMING CHING MING FESTIVAL DAY AND EASTER HOLIDAY PERIOD AS WELL AS EVERY SUNDAY IN APRIL WHEN TREE SEEDLINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE FOR PLANTING BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM DAILY IN DESIGNATED COUNTRY PARK PLANTING SITES.
THE SEVEN PLANTING SITES ARE AT TAI MO SHAN, BRIDE'S POOL, MUI WO, POKFULAM, QUARRY BAY, PAK TAM CHUNG AND CLEAR WATER BAY.
DR LEE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN PLANTING TREES TO COME FORWARD ON THE SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AHEAD AND SET A RECORD HONG KONG TO BE PROUD OF.
APART FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIT AT 3-7332121 FOR ARRANGEMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMME. SO FAR, BOOKINGS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM OVER 7 500 STUDENTS AND YOUTHS TO TAKE PART IN GROUPS.
THE 1987 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME IS CO-ORGANISED BY TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED AND SPONSORED BY SWIRE BOTTLERS LIMITED.
DISTRICT BOARD'S VIEWS ON TRAFFIC MATTERS HEEDED
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VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRASPORT COMMITTEE IN THE PAST YEAR HAD BEEN HEEDED BY THE AUTHORITIES, ACCORDING TO A REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE'S WORK IN 1986-87.
MANY OF THE COMMITTEE'S SUGGESTIONS WERE ACCEPTED AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, TRAFFIC FLOW AND TRANSPORT SERVICES IN CERTAIN AREAS HAD IMPROVED AS A RESULT.
TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN ABERDEEN TOWN CENTRE, THE COMMITTEE PROPOSED THAT THE NORTHERN SECTION OF NAM NING STREET SHOULD BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND. THIS WAS ADOPTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND IMPLEMENTED ON MARCH 20.
AT THE COMMITTEE'S REQUEST, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO RAISED THE SPEED LIMIT OF ABERDEEN PRAYA ROAD TO 70 KILOMETRES TO INCREASE
ITS CAPACITY.
/IN WONG