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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1982

WHILE THE PARK AREAS ARE BEING CLEANED REGULARLY. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS PAID TO SPOTS WHERE LITTER IS KNOWN TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM.

IN ADDITION, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING ORGANISED HIKING GROUPS ARE RALLYING TO THE CALL BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN THIS WORK BY REMOVING LITTER FROM THE PARKS.

+UNLESS EVERYBODY DOES HIS BIT IN KEEPING THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN, THE COUNTRY PARKS WILL BECOME AN EYESORE RATHER THAN A TRANQUIL AND SCENIC PLACE TO RELAX IN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SHATIN DB LOGO IS SYMBOL OF PROGRESS

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THE HUGE LOGO OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD ERECTED IN THE HEART OF THE NEW TOWN IS A SYMBOL OF PROGRESS.

IT SIGNIFIES NOT ONLY SHA TIN'S TRANSFORMATION FROM A RURAL DISTRICT INTO A MODERN NEW TOWN BUT ALSO SYMBOLISES THE SUCCESS OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS GREATLY HELPED IMPROVE THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT,

STANDING FIVE METRES HIGH ON AN OPEN SPACE AT THE JUNCTION OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD, THE LOGO IN THE FORM OF A SIX-SIDED CUBE - IS VISIBLE FROM A DISTANCE.

EACH SIDE OF THE CUBE CARRIES THE LOGO DESIGN IN GREEN COLOUR AND THE NAME OF SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD IS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ON THE CIRCULAR CONCRETE STAND.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID: THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING THE LOGO IS TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD WHICH WILL WORK TOWARDS THE BETTERMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS IN SHA TIN.

+ IT IS HOPED THAT THE NEW PATTERN OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AND SUPPORTED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.+

THE LOGO WAS THE WINNING ENTRY OF AN OPEN DESIGN COMPETITION HELD IN 1978. AND IT HAS SINCE BEEN USED ON ALL DISTRICT BOARD STATIONERY AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS.

THE SAME LOGO DESIGN HAS BEEN LAID ON A PATH LEADING TO A CHINESE STYLE PAVILION NEAR THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.

THE PAVILION, BUILT BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF $94 000, WAS OPENED LAST MONTH TO SERVE AS A RESTING PLACE FOR SHA TIN PICNICKERS AND NEARBY RESIDENTS.

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