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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1983

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YUEN LONG TREE PLANTING DAY

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RESIDENTS IN YUEN LONG WERE TODAY URGED TO GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO A TREE-PLANTING SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL ENVIRONMENT.

THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR TANG CHI-LEUNG, IN A SPEECH AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE YUEN LONG TREE PLANTING DAY.

THE TREE PLANTING DAY, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WAS HELD AT THE TAI YUK ROAD REST GARDEN.

MR TANG SAID THAT RESIDENTS COULD GROW PLANTS AND TREES IN THE IR GARDENS OR KEEP POT FLOWERS AT HOME TO IMPROVE THEIR SURROUNDINGS.

A TOTAL OF 100 YOUNG TREES WERE PLANTED TODAY BY LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PLANT ANOTHER 3 500 TREES IN YUEN LONG DURING THE CURRENT PLANTING SEASON.

THIS FIGURE DOES NOT INCLUDE TREES WHICH WILL BE PLANTED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS.

BESIDES TREE PLANTING, THE NTSD WILL CARRY OUT VARIOUS LANDSCAPING PROJECTS TO BEAUTIFY THE NEW TOWN.

THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR KWONG WEI-LIM, AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR DAVID SKINNER LATER JOINED MR TANG IN PLANTING A YOUNG TREE DESPITE HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

RADIO PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE

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THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE WILL BE DIRECTED AT TEENAGERS ́HROUGH A SERIES OF RADIO PROGRAMMES TO BE BROADCAST THIS SUMMER.

THE WEEKLY PROGRAMME WILL BE BROADCAST ON RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG RADIO TWO EVERY SATURDAY FROM JUNE 18 TO AUGUST 20 AT 5 PM.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, THE PROGRAMME IS THE SECOND RADIO SERIES PRODUCED IN SUPPORT OF THE FIGHT YOUTH CRIME CAMPAIGN. THE FIRST SERIES, FEATURING HEALTHY ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY VARIOUS YOUTH CLUBS, WAS BROADCAST LAST SUMMER AND SCORED A VERY HIGH AUDIENCE RATING.

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