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MONDAY, MAY 30, 1983

TREES PLANTED TO BEAUTIFY SHA TIN

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A GROUP OF 100 STUDENTS AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS PLANTED TREES IN SHA TIN TODAY TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEW TOWN.

THE EFFORT WAS PART OF THE 'MEI FA' SCHEME COINCIDING WITH THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, A SPOKESMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE DISTRICT-WIDE TREE-PLANTING DAY, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS. AND. INTEREST IN THE CARING FOR PLANTS.

ABOUT 100 YOUNG EVERGREEN TREES WERE PLANTED AT THE AMENITY AREA ADJACENT TO THE LION'S PAVILION AT NGONG TONG HILL NEAR SHUI WO COURT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

ADDRESSING THE GATHERING, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER MR DONALD TSANG, SAID THAT BEAUTIFICATION OF THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.

HORE PLANTS AND TREES MUST BE PLANTED TO KEEP PACE WITH THE BUILDING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS, HE ADDED.

HE NOTED THAT SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THIS 'MEI FA SCHEME, VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAD PLANTED SOME 140 000 PLANTS IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, ROADSIDES AND HIGHWAYS IN SHA TIN DISTRICT TO PROVIDE MORE GREENERY.

WHEN THE TREES PLANTED TODAY, INCLUDING ACACIA CONFUSA, CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA AND GREVILLEA ROBUSTA, GROW WELL IN THE YEARS AHEAD. THEY WILL ADD MORE COLOUR TO THE BARREN SPOT OF THE NEW TOWN, MA TSANG SAID.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICER MR IP SHING-WA | THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON- LEUNG, AND A MEMBER OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, MR NG CHAN- LAM, MR TSANG LATER PLANTED A YOUNG TREE TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT.

MEANWHILE, TUEN MUN WILL BE LAUNCHING A DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 1).

A CEREMONY TO MARK THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE TSING WAH REST GARDEN ADJACENT TO CHI LOK FA YUEN IN TUEN MUN AT 2.30 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TUEN MUN TREE PLANTING DAY AT TSING WAH REST GARDEN, TUEN MUN ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 1) AT 2.30 PM.

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