XN000022-1981-10-19 — Page 6

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1981

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VILLAGE FOOTPATH BEING RESTORED

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A DILAPIDATED FOOTPATH CONNECTING TWO LAMMA ISLAND VILLAGES IS TO BE RESTORED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $74 000.

THE VILLAGES ARE TUNG O AND SOK KWU WAN AND THE 1 200-METRE LONG FOOTPATH PROVIDES THE ONLY ACCESS BETWEEN THE TWO.

MANY OF THE 150 VILLAGERS OF TUNG O WORK ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND USE THE FOOTPATH TO GET TO AND FROM SOK KWU WAN WHERE THERE IS A FERRY SERVICE.

IT IS ALSO USED BY PICNICKERS AND VISITORS.

THE WORK WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO STAGES, WITH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE PATH, WHICH IS IN THE WORST CONDITION, BEING REPAIRED FIRST.

THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES BUILDING STEPS AND PROVIDING DRAINAGE, WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

THE MONEY FOR THE PROJECT IS BEING PROVIDED FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE OF ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE.

LITTER BUGS WARNED

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OFFICERS OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ARE NOW EMPOWERED TO ISSUE SUMMONSES TO ANYONE CAUGHT LITTERING ON TRAINS AND WITHIN THE RAILWAY AREA.

OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $1 000 ON THE FIRST CONVICTION BY THE COURTS, AND A FINE OF $2 000 ON THE SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR KCR SAID TODAY.

HE ADDED THAT THE LATEST MOVE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO WARNED AGAINST ILLEGAL HAWKING ON TRAINS AND AT STATIONS AND STRESSED THAT THESE PEOPLE RISK IMMEDIATE ARREST AND FINES OF UP TO $2 000.