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MONDAY, MAY 25, 1981

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BIG INCREASE OF NT SCOUTS PLANNED

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PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNGSTERS IS ONE OF THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT BOARDS, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE EAST YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOY SCOUT ASSOCIATION,

HE SAID WITH NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENTS AND POPULATION INCREASES, THERE WAS NEED TO EXPAND SCOUT ACTIVITIES.

+I AM VERY PLEASED THEREFORE TO LEARN OF PLANS TO INCREASE NEW TERRITORIES MEMBERSHIP FROM THE PRESENT 8 000 TO 14 000 IN FIVE YEARS AND ALSO TO ORGANISE MORE ACTIVITIES AND BUILD MORE TRAINING CENTRES,+ MR FUNG SAID.

HE GAVE ASSURANCE OF THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD FOR SCOUT ACTIVITIES AND SAID SCOUT ASSOCIATIONS IN NEED OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES COULD APPROACH THE BOARD. SET UP IN 1974, EAST YUEN LONG DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION HAS 584 MEMBERS.

AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, 68 COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE INAUGURATED FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE.

MR WILLIAM MAN, CHAIRMAN OF SAN TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE INAUGURATION WAS THE NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, MR CHEUNG CHE-FAN.

WORK ON SALT WATER PIPES

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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN EAST KOWLOON WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 12 HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM ON THURSDAY (MAY 28) FOR WORK ON WATER PIPES TO BE CARRIED OUT.

THE AREAS TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE KWUN TONG, LAM TIN, SAU MAU PING, NGAU TAU KOK, JORDAN VALLEY, PING SHEK AND KOWLOON BAY.