SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1980
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MORE THAN 1 300 LITTERBUGS BOOKED IN ANTI-LITTER
DRIVE IN NT * * *
MORE THAN 1 300 LITTERBUGS HAVE BEEN BOOKED IN RURAL AREAS DURING THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE MONTH-LONG ANTI-LITTER DRIVE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT LITTERING COULD COST THEM $1 000 ON FIRST CONVICTION AND A FINE OF $2 000 ON A SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE.
MEANWHILE, THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION IS STILL IN FULL SWING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN TUEN MUN, ANOTHER MASSIVE OPERATION TO CLEAN THE CANOPIES AND COMMON PLACES OF MULTI-STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WAS TODAY CARRIED OUT AT THE TOWN CENTRE.
SEVERAL GROUPS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS JOINED THE CLEANSING STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICE IN THEIR WORK.
A FREE SERVICE FOR REFUSE COLLECTION WAS ALSO PROVIDED AT VARJOUS LOCATIONS.
ALSO TAKING PART IN TODAY'S EXERCISE WERE MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF TUEN MUN, MR LAM CHUNG-LUN, AND THE LOCAL URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, MR YUE KAI-CHIU.
AT NAM SANG WAI AND PAK LAI OF YUEN LONG, MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND THREE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATIONS MOUNTED A +CLEAN THE PICNIC SPOT DRIVE.
THEY HELPED TO CLEAN THE PICNIC SPOTS BY REMOVING BASKETS OF EMPTY CANS AND LITTER LEFT BEHIND BY PICNICKERS.
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CHINESE STYLE PAVILION FOR SAI KUNG VILLAGE
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A CHINESE-STYLE PAVILION AT SHA KWOK MEI TSUEN, SAI KUNG, HAS BEEN BUILT TO PROVIDE LOCAL VILLAGERS AND VISITORS WITH A PLACE TO REST AND SHELTER.
THE PAVILION IS SITUATED ON OPEN LAND CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE VILLAGE WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF 1 200.
THE AREA WAS FORMERLY BARREN LAND WHERE RESIDENTS MET TO SIT AND CHAT.
THEY SAW THAT IT COULD BE BEAUTIFIED TO PROVIDE A REST PLACE AND MADE A SUGGESTION TO SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH APPROVED THE PROJECT EARLY THIS YEAR.
WORK ON BUILDING THE PAVILION, WHICH COST $40 000 STARTED FOUR MONTHS AGO.
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