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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1982

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE WORST ENEMIES OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION ARE FIRE AND LITTER.

HE SAID THAT COUNTRY PARK STAFF HAD TO COPE WITH ABOUT 300 HILL FIRES A YEAR, AND CLEAN AN AVERAGE OF 2 000 TONNES OF LITTER LEFT BEHIND BY VISITORS EVERY WEEKEND,

*THE SITUATION CAN EASILY BE IMPROVED IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE COUNTRY CODES,+ HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN THANKED THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY FOR PROVIDING THE BUSES FOR THIS PROMOTION CAMPAIGN.

+THEY HAVE, INDEED, SET A FINE EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR A WORTHWHILE CAUSE,+ HE SAID.

SHA TIN COOKED FOOD AND MARKET STALLS FOR AUCTION

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FOUR STALLS AT FO TAN WEST COOKED FOOD MARKET AND THREE STALLS AT TWO MARKETS IN SHA TIN WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC AUCTION ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 20).

THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM AT THE LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL AT LEK YUEN ESTATE IN SHA TIN, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

FOR THE FOUR COOKED FOOD STALLS, THE UPSET MONTHLY RENTAL IS $3 800 EACH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE UPSET MONTHLY RENTALS FOR TWO STALLS SELLING WET GOODS AND ICE AT TAI WAI TEMPORARY MARKET ARE $1 000 AND $1 500 RESPECTIVELY WHILE THE REMAINING ONE FOR WET GOODS AT SHA TIN MARKET IS $750.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MAY START BUSINESS ON OCTOBER 1 FOR A CONTRACT PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE RENTAL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

POTENTIAL BIDDERS MUST BE AGED 21 OR ABOVE.

THEY ARE REQUESTED TO BRING ALONG THE IR IDENTITY CARDS AND FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE AUCTION VENUE.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION OF THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 0-623467.

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