XN000022-1981-01-25 — Page 5

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1981

+FORTUNATELY THERE ARE VERY FEW ACCOUNTS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN BEING HURT AS THEY CROSS THE ROADS AND THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE ROAD SAFETY PATROLS,+ MR HAYE SAID.

THE DIRECTOR ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY FOR SETTING SUCH STORE ON SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY,

HE FURTHER EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT EVERY SCHOOL IN HONG KONG WOULD HAVE A SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROL AND MORE SCHOOLS WOULD JOIN THE MOVEMENT THIS YEAR.

EARLY SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENT FOR NEW YEAR

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES TO THOSE RECIPIENTS WHOSE COUPONS ARE DATED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THOSE RECIPIENTS WITH COUPONS DATED FEBRUARY 5, 6 AND 7 COULD CASH THEM ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 3 AND 4 RESPECTIVELY.

FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES THROUGH BANK AUTO-PAY SYSTEM, PAYMENT DATE FALLING ON FEBRUARY 5 WILL BE ADVANCED TO FEBRUARY 4, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE WITH POST OFFICES, TREASURY OFFICES AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES WHERE THE COUPONS ARE CASHED.

HE ADVISED SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS TO CHECK THEIR CASHING DATES SO THAT THEY COULD GET PAYMENT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.

YOUTHS HELP CLEAN YUEN LONG ***

MORE THAN 50 PUBLIC-SPIRITED YOUTHS OF YUEN LONG HAVE CALLED ON SHOPKEEPERS AND COOKED FOOD STALL OPERATORS TO HELP LAUNCH A YEAR-END CLEAN-UP EXERCISE.

TOUR ING STREETS IN THE DISTRICT, THE YOUNGSTERS COMPRISING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION --DISTRIBUTED KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN LEAFLETS TO THE OPERATORS.

THE EXERCISE WAS INTENDED TO PROMPT THE OPERATORS TO KEEP THEIR PREMISES CLEAN AND TO SHOULDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REMOVING ALL LITTER WITHIN SIX METRES OF THEIR PREMISES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

CLEANSING STAFF OF YUEN LONG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CLEAN-UP EFFORTS.

A NUIGER