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SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1982

RE-PAINTING OF HOARDINGS BY STUDENTS IN CENTRAL

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HOARDINGS AROUND A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN CENTRAL WILL BE RE-PAINTED AND GIVEN A PLEASANT LOOK 3Y SOME 40 STUDENTS INCLUDING DEAF AND MUTE ONES AS A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 1).

ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE SHEUNG WAN (CENTRAL) AREA COMMITTEE, THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT IS AIMED AT AROUSING CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING HOARDINGS PROPERLY.

IT IS ALSO AIMED AT IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA, AND FOSTERING STUDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

THE PROJECT FOLLOWS A RECENT SURVEY BY THE SHEUNG WAN (CENTRAL) AREA COMMITTEE ON THE CONDITIONS OF HOARDINGS IN THE AREA.

THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT HOARDINGS OF HALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES WERE DILAPIDATED, THUS ENDANGERING PEDESTRIANS AND SPOILING THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN), MR EDDY CHAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY.

ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHEUNG WAN (CENTRAL) AREA COMMITTEE, MR ALBERT H.C. LAM, AND OTHER MEMBERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT TO BE HELD AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THE RANK AND FILE MARRIED QUARTERS AT THE JUNCTION OF OLD BAILEY STREET AND STAUNTON STREET IN CENTRAL ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 1) AT 2 PM,

SAI KUNG BEACHES GET FACELIFT ****

AN EXTENSIVE CLEAN-UP IS BEING LAUNCHED AT MORE THAN 30 BATHING BEACHES AT SAI KUNG INCLUDING THE MOST POPULAR CLEARWATER BAY BEACH AND THE REMOTED BEACHES INACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

A NUMBER OF RURAL LEADERS AND STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE OPERATIONS WHICH ARE ORGANISED TO COINCIDE WITH THE CURRENT CLEAN BEACH PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

AT AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY HELD AT CLEARWATER BAY (SECOND) BEACH TODAY (SATURDAY), THE URBAN DISTRICT OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR LAM CHUNG-HUEN, URGED THE BEACHGOERS NOT TO SPOIL THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE BEACHES AND SPARE THEMSELVES FROM A MAXIMUM FINE OF 65 000 FOR LITTERING OFFENCE.

MAKING PART