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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1983

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TUEN MUN LAUNCHES TREE PLANTING DAY

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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL PLANT A TOTAL OF 60 000 SEEDLINGS OF EVERGREEN TREES, SHRUBS AND SEASONAL FLOWERS IN TUEN MUN DURING THE CURRENT PLANTING SEASON, THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF TUEN MUN, MR CHOI YING-WAI, ŚAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY, MR CHOI SAID THERE WAS AN URGENT NEED FOR MORE GREENERY BECAUSE OF THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.

THE DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAY WAS ORGANISED BY THE NTSD TO PROMOTE GREATER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN A SCHEME TO

IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.

AT THE CEREMONY, A GROUP OF 130 STUDENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS PLANTED ABOUT 60 YOUNG TREES AT THE TSING WAH REST GARDEN NEXT TO CHI LOK FA YUEN, A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME HOUSING ESTATE.

+IN THE YEARS AHEAD, THESE TREES WILL MAKE TUEN MUN A STILL MORE PLEASANT PLACE TO WORK AND TO LIVE IN, MR CHOI SAID.

MR CHOI SAID THAT THE NTSD WOULD ORGANISE A HORTICULTURE CLUB FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS NEXT MONTH (JULY).

BESIDES ACQUIRING PLANTING KNOWLEDGE, PARTICIPANTS WOULD VISIT LOCAL NURSERIES, HE ADDED.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF TUEN MUN, MR RICKY FUNG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR NG CHEUK-TAI, LATER JOINED MR CHOI IN PLANTING SEVERAL YOUNG TREES.

MEANWHILE, RESIDENTS OF NORTH DISTRICT WILL LAUNCH THE IR DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME ON FRIDAY (JUNE 3).

TO MARK THE OCCASION, A TREE PLANTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON A LAND STRIP ALONG A NEW ROAD LEADING TO CHOI YUEN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN SHEUNG SHUI.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY TO BE HELD ON A LAND STRIP AT A NEW ROAD LEADING TO CHOI YUEN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, SHEUNG SHUT, AT 11 AM ON FRIDAY (JUNE 3).

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