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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1983

TREES PLANTED IN TSUEN WAN

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MORE GREENERY WAS NEEDED IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, MR NGAI YAU-KI, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY LAUNCHING +TSUEN WAN DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY+, MR NGAI SAID THAT TREES PLANTED IN THE AMENITY PLOTS, ROADSIDES AND SLOPES WOULD CREATE PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE NEW TOWN.

THEY WOULD ALSO HELP STABILISE THE EARTH ON SLOPES AND REDUCE DUST AND NOISE, MR NGAI SAID.

NOTING THAT IT WAS THE FOURTH ANNUAL TREE PLANTING DAY FOR THE DISTRICT, MR NGAI EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE EVENT WOULD AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TREE PLANTING.

ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECOND MEI FA PHASE OF THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, THE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE SHEK PIK RESETTLERS' PLAYGROUND, ADJACENT TO YEUNG UK ROAD.

WITH THE HELP OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM THE TWO LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, SOME 80 EVERGREEN TREES WERE PLANTED AT THE PLAYGROUND.

LATER MR NGAI AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF TSUEN WAN, MR CHAN YIU-CHEUNG, PLANTED A YOUNG TREE.

TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE A CEREMONY STARTING AT 10 AM TO MARK YUEN LONG DISTRICT TREE PLANTING DAY, AT THE TAI YUK ROAD REST GARDEN ADJACENT TO THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL.