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OTHER FACILITIES SUCH AS OFFICES, STORES AND TOILETS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE REDECORATION AND RE-FLOOR ING OF THE BUILDING, AND PROVISION OF AIR-CONDITIONING, SECURITY AND FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH WILL START IN JULY,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE MUSEUM, WHEN COMPLETED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, WOULD REPLACE THE FORCE MUSEUN CURRENTLY LOCATED IN LEASED ACCOMMODATION AT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.
KEEP CLEAN MESSAGE FOR BOAT PEOPLE
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS BEGUN TO DISTRIBUTE GARBAGE BAGS TO FISHING VESSELS IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER FROM TODAY (MONDAY) TO JUNE 12 TO ENCOURAGE BOAT PEOPLE TO DISPOSE OF THEIR GARBAGE PROPERLY.
THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE APPROVED $17 600 TO CARRY OUT THE SCHEME WHICH ALSO INVOLVES DAILY COLLECTION OF GARBAGE FROM BOATS.
SOME 10 000 PLASTIC BAGS CARRYING THE MESSAGE +KEEP HONG KONG WATERS CLEAN+ WILL BE DISTRIBUTED OVER THE FOUR-WEEK PERIOD.
A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO CARRY OUT THE SCHEME FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF A PILOT EXERCISE DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
+THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS, SIMILAR EXERCISES SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT DURING FESTIVAL PERIODS, SUCH AS TUEN NG, WHEN MOST FISHING VESSELS RETURN FOR THE CELEBRATIONS, HE SAID.
HE SAID THE PROGRAMME WAS IN LINE WITH THE ON-GOING CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT, AND WOULD ALSO COINCIDE WITH THE UNITED NATION'S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ACTIVITIES.
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