SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1987
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE CLEAN VILLAGE COMPETITION WAS HELD IN SUPPORT OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
A TEAM OF ADJUDICATORS WAS FORMED COMPRISING MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, LOCAL LEADERS, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES AND OFFICIALS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
DURING AN EIGHT-DAY INSPECTION OF THE VILLAGES, THE ADJUDICATORS HAD ASSESSED THE CONDITIONS OF THE MAIN ROADS, FOOTPATHS, SIDE LANES, PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, PUBLIC TOILETS, NULLAHS, STREAMS, SEA SHORE, OPEN CHANNELS AND REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS.
WHILE INSPECTING THE VILLAGES, THEY HAD ALSO EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS TO VILLAGERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND WAYS TO IMPROVE CLEANSING SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
FOURTEEN VILLAGES TOOK PART IN THE COMPETITION AND THE THREE WINNING VILLAGES ARE TAI HANG HAU VILLAGE, LUNG MEI VILLAGE AND KWUN MUN FISHERMEN VILLAGE.
PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES AND SOUVENIRS TO THE THREE WINNING VILLAGES AND OTHER PARTICIPATING VILLAGES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 6).
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY ON WEDNESDAY AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD,
SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT BEING IMPROVED
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THE OUTLOOK AND FACILITIES OF A NUMBER OF SQUATTER VILLAGES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT HAVE IMPROVED AFTER CONSTRUCTION AND ACCESS MPROVEMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES.
ABOUT $32 400 WAS SPENT ON VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION WORKS WHICH WERE RECENTLY COMPLETED IN THREE VILLAGES IN WONG CHUK HANG, STANLEY AND SHEK O UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE SQUATTER IMPROVEMENT SCHEME. WHILE ANOTHER $122 815 WAS SPENT ON MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ELSEWHERE.
/PROJECTS CARRIED