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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1975

ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE RECREATIONAL AREAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY. IN THE 12 MONTHS ENDING MARCH THIS YEAR, NEARLY 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE TEN MAJOR FORESTRY AND RECREATIONAL AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 100 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

+THE MOST POPULAR RECREATION AREAS ARE BRIDE'S POOL AND SHANG MUN,+ THE SPOKESMAN REMARKED.

IN BRIDE'S POOL, A TOTAL OF 556,020 VISITORS WERE RECORDED DURING THIS 12-MONTH PERIOD, WHICH IS FOUR TIMES MORE THAN 120,385 RECORDED IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO SHING MUN ALSO INCREASED FROM 254,171 TO 453,397 OVER THE SAME PERIOD.

NEW CITY DISTRICT OFFICER APPOINTED

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THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS ANNOUNCED TODAY THE APPOINTMENT OF MRS. MABEL HAYES AS CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (EASTERN) WITH EFFECT FROM MAY 1, 1975.

MRS. HAYES WILL REPLACE MR. STEPHEN HO YUM-SUEN, WHO WILL ASSUME THE DUTIES OF CHIEF LIAISON OFFICER IN HEADQUARTERS.

MRS. HAYES, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND HAS BEEN IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE FOR TEN YEARS. WHEN FIRST APPOINTED SHE SERVED IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AS AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN JULY 1972.

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