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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1990
AN EXHIBITION WILL ALSO BE STAGED AT THE VENUE.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE FOLLOWED BY VISITS TO A PRIVATE BUILDING AND A HOUSING ESTATE ON NOVEMBER 25.
AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD PRIOR ΤΟ THE SEMINAR. OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS LORNA MA; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI; CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, DR CHIU WING-YUE; AND MONG KOK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR YIM KWOK-ON.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED то COVER THE MONG KOK BUILDING MANAGEMENT SEMINAR WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE FA YUEN STREET URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX, 10TH FLOOR, 123A FA YUEN STREET.
$2M EARMARKED FOR WAN CHAI GREENERY
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TWENTY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES AND HOTELS IN WAN CHAI HAVE AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE $2 MILLION NEXT YEAR ΤΟ THE DISTRICT'S "GREENERY PROJECT", THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER MANN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A TREE-PLANTING CEREMONY OUTSIDE SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
MR MANN NOTED THAT THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS AIMED AT GIVING THE DISTRICT A "GREEN FACELIFT", WOULD BE AN EVEN GREATER SUCCESS WITH SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS.
UNDER THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME, ABOUT 200 TREES WERE EXPECTED TO BE PLANTED IN THE DISTRICT BEGINNING NEXT APRIL UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT COMPANY, HE SAID.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER ADDED THAT SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE PROJECT IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. ABOUT 260 POTTED PLANTS HAD BEEN PLACED ALONG LOCKHART ROAD.
A TOTAL OF 45 TREES HAD BEEN PLANTED SO FAR THIS YEAR AND 30 MORE WOULD BE PLANTED BEFORE MARCH 1991.
ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM; AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE URBAN SERVICES, TRANSPORT AND TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
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