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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1981

KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN MUST BE A SUCCESS

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THE SECOND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN MUST BE A SUCCESS, SAID THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN THIS EVENING.

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APART FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE CAMPAIGN WOULD PROBABLY INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO PUNISH THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE NEED FOR A CLEAN HONG KONG, HE STRESSED.

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW FOR THE 1980/81 NORTH DISTRICT KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AT LUEN WO MARKET PLAYGROUND, MR SWEETMAN SAID THE DISTRICT'S CLEAN-UP EFFORT WAS A FORE-RUNNER OF THE ALL-HONG KONG CAMPAIGN TO BE CARRIED OUT TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.

CALLING ON ADULTS TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE TO THEIR CHILDREN, MR SWEETMAN SAID CHINESE CUSTOM REQUIRES CHILDREN TO OBEY THE IR PARENTS.

+BUT I OFTEN FIND IN THE CONTEXT OF LITTERING, IT IS THE CHILDREN WHO CRITICISE ADULTS, HE REMARKED. IT IS ALSO THE CHILDREN WHO WILL INHERIT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WHO WILL GROW UP TO SEE SHEUNG SHUI AND FAN LING GROW UP INTO A PROSPEROUS NEW TOWN.

MR SWEETMAN CONGRATULATED ALL PRIZE-WINNERS, WHO INCLUDED SEVEN SMALL CHILDREN AT A PAINTING COMPETITION, AND THANKED THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE CAMPAIGN.

ALSO AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER JOHNSON. HE PRESENTED AWARDS TO THE WINNERS OF CLEAN VILLAGE AND BUILDING COMPETITIONS.

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LOCAL ENTHUSIASM HELPS BUILD CHEUNG CHAU

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LOCAL ENTHUSIASM, WHETHER IN THE FORM OF DONATIONS OR SUGGESTIONS, WILL GREATLY ASSIST GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR CHEUNG CHÂU,

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE INAUGURATION OF CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE BUILDING TODAY.

THE BUILDING, AT TUNG WAN BEACH, HAS TWO STOREYS AND A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 400 SQUARE METRES.

HOUSED INSIDE ARE A LIBRARY, CONFERENCE ROOMS AND OFFICES FOR THE RURAL COMMITTEE AND THE ISLAND'S CULTURE AND RECREATION ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION.

ROOMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR SERVICES SUCH AS REGISTRATION OF PERSONS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF.

-ER TODAL