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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1976

CLEANING UP UNGAZETTED BEACHES IN N.T.

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SOME 300 PUBLIC-SPIRITED YOUNGSTERS WILL TAKE PART IN AN EXERCISE TO CLEAN UP THE BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 22).

THEY CONSIST OF EIGHT CLEAN YOUR CITY GROUPS EACH COMPRISING ABOUT TEN OR MORE MEMBERS 50 MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND 140 VOLUNTEERS FROM TAI PO.

THE CLEAN-UP WILL CONCENTRATE ON UNGAZETTED BEACHES

IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL VISIT ONE OF THE BEACHES, CHEK KENG, IN THE AFTERNOON TO SEE JPC MEMBERS AT WORK, WHILE THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL VISIT LUK KENG, SHA TAU KOK, WHERE ONE OF THE CYC GROUPS WILL BE WORKING.

THE CLEAN-UP EXERCISE WILL START AT ABOUT 9 A.M. AND END AT 4 P.M.

THE CYC GROUPS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EIGHT BEACHES IN SAI KUNG, THE JPC MEMBERS WILL CLEAN THREE BEACHES TAN KA WAN AND CHEK KENG IN LONG HARBOUR AREA AND LAI CHI CHONG IN TOLO CHANNEL WHILE THE TAI PO VOLUNTEERS WILL TACKLE THREE BEACHES IN THE AREA.

THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ON THE SPOT WITH NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE THE LITTER AND STAFF OF THE USD (NEW TERRITORIES) WILL BE PRESENT TO ADVISE ON METHOD OF DISPOSING THE REFUSE.

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'À GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY PRAISED THE YOUNGSTERS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE CLEAN-UP EXERCISE.

HE POINTED OUT: +THE PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE LAST YEAR, IS TWO-FOLD. IT WILL ENABLE THE YOUNGSTERS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO ENJOY A DAY'S OUTING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.+

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF TO COVER MR. AKERS-JONES' VISIT TO LUK KENG. THEY SHOULD MEET MR. DONALD STRANGE, NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, AT 10.30 A.M. AT THE REAR OF TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE WHERE TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO TAKE THEM TO LUK KENG AND ALSO BRING THEM BACK TO KOWLOON AFTER THE VISIT.

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