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MONDAY, MAY 24, 1982

NORTH DISTRICT AND SAI KUNG TREE PLANTING DAYS

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TWO MORE DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL JOIN THE "MEI FA (BEAUTIFICATION) SCHEME AND HOLD THEIR DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAYS THIS WEEK.

THE TREE PLANTING DAYS, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ARE AIMED AT PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN THE CARING OF TREES AS WELL AS IMPROVING LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 26), SOME 100 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL LAUNCH THE NORTH DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY AT

A STRIP OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE SHEK WUI PUBLIC SCHOOL IN FANLING,

THEY WILL PLANT A NUMBER OF EVERGREEN TREES AND DECIDUOUS TREES AT A CEREMONY TO ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE NEW TOWN.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG, THE DISTRICT OFFICER NORTH, MR PETER JOHNSON, THE CHAIRMAN OF SHEUNG SHUI RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LIU CHING- LEUNG, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER NORTH, MR LAW WAI-MING, WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

ON FRIDAY (MAY 28), THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY WILL BE LAUNCHED AT THE CAR PARK OF CLEAR WATER BAY (2ND) BEACH.

SOME 100 EVERGREEN TREES WILL BE PLANTED BY ABOUT 120 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND LOCAL DIGNITARIES.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE TREE PLANTING CEREMONY,

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE EVENT WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER SAI KUNG, MR CHAN SU!-JEUNG, THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHUNG PUN, THE CHAIRMAN OF HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEE MR YAU KET, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER SAI KUNG, MR LAM CHUNG- HUEN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENTS.

THE NORTH DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY WILL BE HELD AT AN OPEN SPACE ADJACENT TO THE SHEK WUI PUBLIC SCHOOL, FANLING, AT 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 26).

THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY WILL BE HELD AT THL CAR PARK OF CLEAR WATER BAY (2ND) BEACH, SAI KUNG, AT 10 AM ON FRIDAY (MAY 28).

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