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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1981

WORK OF NT LIONS CLUB PRAISED ******

THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EFFORTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LIONS CLUB IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CHARITY WERE PRAISED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.

SPEAKING AT THE CLUB'S FOURTH ANNIVERSARY CHARITY BALL, MR AKERS-JONES SAID MANY COMMUNITY PROJECTS WOULD NOT HAVE MATERIAL ISED ITHOUT ITS CONTRIBUTIONS.

+ITH THE INFLUX OF POPULATION INTO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE DEMAND FOR BETTER COMMUNITY SERVICE AND FACILITIES, YOUR SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTION ARE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER, HE SAID.

+WITH DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION I AM CONFIDENT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THE FUTURE.+

ESTABLISHED IN 1977, THE CLUB HAS 59 MEMBERS AT PRESENT.

TODAY'S CEREMONY INCLUDED THE SWEARING-IN OF 22 COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE.

A CHEQUE FOR $100 000 TOWARDS THE COST OF BUILDING A PAVILION ABOVE SUI WO COURT IN SHA TIN WAS PRESENTED TO MR AKERS-JONES,

ALSO HANDED OVER WERE THE KEY FOR A VAN PRESENTED BY THE CLUB TO A SCHOOL FCR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN KWAI CHUNG AND A CHEQUE FOR $20 000 FOR THE TAI PO SPORTS CENTRE,

PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NEW TERRITOR IES LIONS CLUB, MR HO YUNG-SANG THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT, MR CHAN CHUN-CHIU- THE GOVERNOR-ELECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIONS CLUB (DISTRICT 303), MR LARRY DUNN- AND MRS AKERS-JONES.

SALT WATER PUMP WORK

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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO THE KING'S PARK AND HO MAN TIN DISTRICTS WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM ON TUESDAY (JUNE 30) FOR MAINTENANCE WORKS.

THE AREAS TO BE AFFECTED ARE KING'S PARK DISTRICT, HO MAN TIN DISTRICT INCLUDING THE HO MAN TIN ESTATE, OI MAN ESTATE, VALLEY ROAD ESTATE AND THE KING GEORGE V SCHOOL.

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