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SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1987
PRESENTATION OF INSIGNIA
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INSIGNIA FOR 79 PEOPLE WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AT A CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT 6 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
SEVENTY-FOUR RECIPIENTS WERE DECORATED BY THE QUEEN FOR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, WHILE FIVE WERE AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION.
AMONG THE RECIPIENTS WILL BE THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL ANTHONY BOAM, WHO WAS AWARDED THE COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH (MILITARY).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A LIST OF THE RECIPIENTS AT THE INSIGNIA PRESENTATION MAY BE COLLECTED FROM THE GIS NEWS DIVISION AT 4 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
ONLY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WITH SPECIAL PASSES WILL BE ADMITTED TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THEY SHOULD MEET GIS OFFICERS IN THE GUARD ROOM NOT LATER THAN 5.30 PM.
NEWSPAPERS WITHOUT SUCH PASSES WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARRANGEMENT WITH CAMBRIDGE'S STUDIO, 802, YIP FUNG BUILDING, 2-12 D'AGUILAR STREET, CENTRAL, TELEPHONE 5-223314.
FURTHER WORKS ON TUEN MUN CONTROLLED TIP
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FURTHER CONTROLLED TIPPING WORK AT PILLAR POINT VALLEY IN TUEN MUN WILL START IN JULY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF PHASE 11 OF THE PROJECT.
THE PHASE 111 WORK WILL INCLUDE THE CONTINUATION OF CONTROLLED TIPPING AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.
CONTROLLED TIPPING CONSISTS BASICALLY OF SPREADING AND COMPACTING OF REFUSE IN LAYERS, AND COVERING EACH LAYER WITH INERT EARTH AS TIPPING PROCEEDS.
ALL WORKING FACES OF THE TIP WILL BE SEALED OFF DAILY TO ELIMINATE HEALTH AND FIRE HAZARDS.
WHEN THE TIP IS COMPLETELY FILLED, ABOUT 5.5 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RECREATIONAL AND AMENITY USE.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE PROJECT WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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