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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1979

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THE P.W.D. WILL ALSO DEVELOP A TEMPORARY OPEN SPACE AT KING FUK STREET, SAN PO KONG.

TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE OPEN SPACE IS BEING INVITED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

SITUATED AT THE JUNCTION OF KING FUK STREET, KING TAI STREET AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD THE AREA IS ABOUT 5 600 SQUARE METRES. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A GAMES AREA AND REST GARDEN WITH FLOWER BEDS, LAWN, PARK BENCHES AND ARBOURS.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-OCTOBER 1979 AND WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN IN WAN CHAI

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AN INTENSIVE, MONTH-LONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH.

DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE HAPPY YEAR RESTAURANT IN CAUSEWAY BAY ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 10).

SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR. CHAM SIU-LUEN- COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. PETER LEE AND THE ACTING CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (WAN CHAI), MR. POON PONG-HON.

THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH HAS TAKEN MORE THAN THREE MONTHS TO ORGANISE, INVOLVES THE PARTICIPATION OF OVER 400 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS OF THE DISTRICT. IT WILL START OFF WITH A GRAND OPENING AT THE SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND ON SEPTEMBER 15 AND THEREAFTER, ABOUT 80 EVENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS WILL BE HELD DURING THE MONTH TO DRIVE HOME THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE TO THE 230 000 RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.

NOTE TO EDITORS

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COVER THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN NEWS CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 10) AT 2.30 P.M. AT THE HAPPY YEAR RESTAURANT, 1 SUGAR STREET, CAUSEWAY BAY.

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