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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1983

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FIRE PREVENTION DRIVE IN SQUATTER VILLAGES

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A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN HAS JUST BEEN LAUNCHED IN SQUATTER AREAS ON THE HILLSIDES OF SHAU KEI WAN TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DRY SEASON.

SPONSORED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SHAU KEI WAN HILLSIDE AREA COMMITTEE, CARITAS HONG KONG SHAU KEI WAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ADVICE-ACTION COUNCIL.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TWO-WEEK DRIVE WILL BE A FIRE- FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION JOINTLY PRESENTED BY FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AND LOCAL +FIRE WATCH+ TEAMS AT 6.30 PM NEXT TUESDAY (JANUARY 18) AT 306A, TS IN SHUI MA TAU VILLAGE.

THE LOCAL TEAMS ARE SELF-VIGILANT GROUPS FORMED IN MANY SQUATTER AREAS TO HELP FIGHT FIRES AND MINIMISE LOSSES IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL ALSO FEATURE A SERIES OF TALKS AND SLIDE SHOWS ON FIRE PREVENTION IN SQUATTER VILLAGES, VISITS TO THE SHAU KEI WAN FIRE STATION AND A FIRE PREVENTION QUIZ.

THERE WILL BE A CLOSING CEREMONY AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 23) AT THE SHAU KEI WAN SERVICE RESERVOIR PLAYGROUND IN O PUI LUNG VILLAGE.

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$1-MILLION DONATION FOR TSUEN WAN PARK

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TSUEN WAN'S MUCH-NEEDED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES GOT A BOOST TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WITH A MILLION-DOLLAR DONATION FROM A PRIVATE DEVELOPER TOWARDS THE COST OF A MULTI-PURPOSE PARK.

THE PARK, COSTING A TOTAL OF $5.3 MILLION, WILL HAVE FOUR FLOODLIT TENNIS COURTS, CHANGING ROOMS, A MODEL-BOAT PLAYING POOL, A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND A REST GARDEN.

IT IS BEING BUILT ON A ONE-HECTARE SITE ADJACENT TO THE TSUEN WAN CENTRE, A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN TSUEN KING CIRCUIT IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN.

WHEN COMPLETED IN JULY THIS YEAR, THE PARK WILL HELP MAKE UP FOR THE SHORTAGE OF SUCH FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

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