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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981
THE TWO ESTATES HAVE A TOTAL POPULATION OF 70 000 PEOPLE.
THE GAMES HALL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE 1 000 RESIDENTS OF NEARBY TAI PAK TIN, SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG, DA CHUEN PING AND CHUNG KWAI CHUNG VILLAGES AS WELL. IT WILL HAVE PROVISION FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, TABLE TENNIS, SQUASH, GYMNASTICS AND OTHER INDOOR SPORTS.
IN MAKING THE DONATION, SİR SHIU-KIN SAID HE WAS HAPPY TO SUPPORT RECREATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD ALSO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT.
TAI PO DISTRICT TO HOLD TREE PLANTING DAY
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MORE THAN 15 000 TREES, SHRUBS AND SEEDLINGS WILL BE PLANTED ALONG ROAD SIDES AND VARIOUS OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THE FORTHCOMING TREE PLANTING SEASON BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (APRIL 3).
THE FIRST TREE PLANTING EXERCISE THE TAI PO DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY-WILL BE HELD AT THE APPROACH ROADSIDES LEADING TO THE TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE, TAI PO, AT 10.30 AM ON FRIDAY.
THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES MR JIMMY SWEETMAN, THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN WONG YUEN-CHEONG, WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
ABOUT 100 CHILDREN FROM FIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TAI PO DISTRICT WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE TREE PLANTING DRIVE WITH AN AIM TO AROUSE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN PLANTING AND CARING FOR TREES AND CREATING A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE TAI PO DISTRICT TREE PLANTING CEREMONY AT THE OPEN SPACE IN THE VICINITY OF TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE, TAI PO, TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A 11-SEATER VAN WILL LEAVE THE JUNCTION OF HANKOW ROAD AND MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 9 AM FOR TAI MEI TUK TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
AN OFFICER FROM NTSD INFORMATION UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.
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