XN000022-1981-12-19 — Page 4

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1981

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SA! KUNG STUDENTS CLEAN UP POPULAR BEACHE

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THIRTY SAI KUNG TSUNG CHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SAILE!! ACROSS PORT SHELTER AND SPENT THEIR WEEKEND CLEANING UP TWO POPULAR BEACHES TODAY.

BRAVING THE CHILLY WIND, THE PUBLIC-SPIRITED PUPILS, LED BY TWO TEACHERS, STARTED THE EXERCISE ON THE BEACH OF KAU SAI WAN ON KAU SAI CHAU ISLAND.

THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO PAK SAH TSUI BEACH AFTER A LUNCH BREAK ON BOARD A LAUNCH.

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THE YOUNGSTERS SPENT THE WHOLE DAY IN PICKING UP LITTER, EMPTY BOTTLES AND CANS LEFT BEHIND BY HOLIDAY-MAKERS, 50 BASKETS OF DEBRIS WAS COLLECTED.

THE EFFORT WAS PART OF THE STUDENTS' COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

JOINING THE CLEAN-UP WERE THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN- THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN CO-ORDINÁTOR, MR MARTIN LEWIS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JAMES WILSON, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR LAM CHUNG-HUEN.

ON THEIR RETURN TO SAI KUNG TOWN, THE STUDENTS APPEALED TO BEACH-GOERS AND PICNICKERS TO PAY ATTENTION TO KEEP THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE BEACHES AND DISCARD LITTER IN A PROPER WAY WHILST OUTING.

COMMENTING ON THE CLEAN-UP AT KAU SAI WAN, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN SAID IT WAS A REMOTE ISLAND BEACH PATRONISED MAINLY BY THE PRIVELEGED FEW WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE USE OF PRIVATE PLEASURE BOATS.

+1 AM DISQUESTED THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE OBVIOUSLY USED THE ROCKS BEHIND THE BEACH AS TARGET AREAS FOR EMPTY BRANDY BOTTLES OF GOOD BRANDS - JUDGING BY SOME OF THE BOTTLE TOPS WE PICKED UP,+ MR SWEETMAN SAID.

+WEALTH DOES NOT GIVE ONE THE RIGHT TO MUCK UP OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND I HOPE THAT IN FUTURE BOAT OWNERS WILL TEACH SOME GOOD MANNERS TO SOME OF THEIR GUESTS WHO ARE CLEARLY IN NEED OF SUCH LESSONS, HE STRESSED.

WATER CUT IN TUEN MUN ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN TUEN MUN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 10 PM ON DECEMBER 23 TO 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE WATER MAIN WORKS.

PREMISES AFFECTED WILL BE THOSE AT INDUSTRIAL ZONE AREA 9 AND AREA 12 AND AT LUNG MUN ROAD FROM TSING WAN ROAD TO BUTTERFLY BAY.

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