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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1981

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TAI PO DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY LAUNCHED

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THE PUBLIC WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED TO GIVE FULL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT 100 TREES OF VARIOUS SPECIES PLANTED IN TAI PO TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE TAI PO DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES MR JIMMY SWEETMAN SAID HE HOPED IT WOULD AROUSE THE PUBLIC's CONCERN AND INTEREST IN THE LOVE AND CARE OF TREES.

MR SWEETMAN SAID THAT IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TOWN AND NEW ROAD NETWORKS, IT WAS INEVITABLE MANY WOODLANDS AND ROADS IDE TREES HAD TO BE CLEARED OR HAD BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT.

TO REMEDY THE LOSS OF AMENITIES AND TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISTRICT, IT WAS NECESSARY THAT MORE NEW TREES SHOULD BE PLANTED, HE SAID.

+THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PLANT MORE TREES IN THE DISTRICT TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROVIDE A PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.+

+WE WILL ALSO MAKE IT OUR TASK TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CARE, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION TO THE TREES WE PLANTED, HE SAID.

MR SWEETMAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND CHILDREN FROM FIVE TAI PO SCHOOLS FOR THE IR CONTRIBUTION IN THE TREE PLANTING.

ALSO OFFICIATING WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN WONG THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF TAI PO, MR LO KAR-CHUN- THE PROJECT MANAGER OF TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MR J.W. THOMAS- AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF TAI PO, MR LAU PEI-PING.

FESTIVAL FIRE DANGER

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THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRES DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY (FRIDAY), +PEOPLE VISITING GRAVES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MUST TAKE EXTREME CARE IN BURNING JOSS STICKS AND OTHER SACRIFICIAL ITEMS.+

HE REPEATED THE FOLLOWING ADVICE TO HELP PREVENT HILL FIRES,

* BURN JOSS STICKS AND JOSS PAPERS IN METAI.

CONTAINERS-

* DO NOT LEAVE LIGHTED CANDLES, JOSS STICKS

AND JOSS PAPERS UNATTENDED-

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