XN000022-1979-11-06 — Page 5

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1979

JUNK BAY TIP OPENS NEXT WEEK

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT A NEW CONTROLLED TIP AT JUNK BAY WILL BE OPENED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 12).

WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW TIP. THERE WILL BE FIVE CONTROLLED TIPS OPERATING IN KOWLOON ́AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THAT STARTING FROM THAT DAY, THE TIPS AT MA YAU TONG AND SAI TSO WAN IN KOWLOON WOULD ONLY ACCEPT SOLID WASTES COLLECTED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE REMAINING TWO TIPS AT SHUEN WAN AND SIU LANG SHUI WILL TAKE SOLID WASTES COLLECTED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE DAILY OPENING HOURS OF THE TIPS ARE

SAI TSO WAN 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M., MA YAU TONG 8 A.M. TO 11 P.M., JUNK BAY 8 A.M. TO 11 P.M., SHUEN WAN 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. AND SIU LANG SHUI 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES AT THESE CONTROLLED TIPS WAS COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE.

FIRE SERVICES ANNUAL CROSS-MOUNTAIN RUN IN NT

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THE ANNUAL CROSS BOUNTAIN RUN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ORGANISED BY THE FIRE SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

THE 13-KILOMETRE RUN WILL START FROM ROUTE 1 (LAM KAM ROAD) OPPOSITE THE ENTRANCE TO THE KADOOR IE EXPERIMENTAL FARM, PASS THROUGH TAI TO YAN AND CORPS RIDGE AND FINISH AT FAN LING FIRE STATION.

MORE THAN 300 FIREMEN AND CIVILIAN STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE RACE.

COMPETITORS WILL SET OUT IN FOUR GROUPS. THE WOMAN AND THOSE COMPETITORS OVER 40 YEARS OF AGE WILL START AT 10.30 A.M. WHILE THE REST AT 11 A.M., 11.05 A.M. AND 11.15 A.M.

/THE OVERALL