SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989
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BIG CLEAN-UP BEGINS IN EASTERN
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A LARGE SCALE BLOCK-TO-BLOCK CLEAN-UP OPERATION WAS BEGUN (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON BY EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT A POPULAR MARKET PLACE IN CHUN YEUNG STREET, NORTH POINT.
THE OPERATION IS ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN SUPPORT OF THE 1989-90 KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN. IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JULY 10.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS BETTY YUNG, SAID OTHER ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ORGANISED IN THE COMING MONTHS TO SPREAD THE КЕВР HONG KONG CLEAN MESSAGE.
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"AMONG THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE A PUBLICITY BUS PARADE, CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND A CLEAN TYPHOON SHELTER CAMPAIGN, SHE SAID.
THIS YEAR. THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL HAVE SEPARATELY ALLOCATED $80,000 AND $45,000 FOR ORGANISING CLEAN HONG KONG AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
MRS YUNG URGED RESIDENTS TO GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO THE CLEAN-UP.
WHILE THE OPERATION IS IN PROGRESS, STAFF OF THE HONG KONG EAST OFFICE OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE OUT IN FORCE TO CARRY OUT CLEANSING WORK IN MORE THAT 70 STREETS.
STORY WRITING HELPS TO DEVELOP CREATIVE POTENTIAL
CREATIVE STORY-WRITING COMPETITIONS HELP YOUNG THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
PEOPLE DEVELOP HONG KONG AND
"THESE CONTESTS, BEING PART OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CULTURAL AND ARTS COMPETITIONS, ALSO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING, MAKING SOUND JUDGEMENTS, APPRECIATING THE ARTS AND SEEING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, HE ADDED.
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MR LAN WAS SPEAKING AT A SELECTION INTERVIEW OF ENTRANTS IN A CREATIVE STORY-WRITING COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
HONG KONG, AND SPONSORED BY THE CITY AND NEW ADMINISTRATION.
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