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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1983

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TREE-PLANTING DAY FOR SAI KUNG

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RESIDENTS OF SAI KUNG WILL HOLD THEIR DISTRICT-WIDE TREE- PLANTING DAY ON TUESDAY (JUNE 28) IN SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR'S MEI FA (BEAUTIFICATION) SCHEME.

THE DISTRICT IS THE EIGHTH IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO HOLD A TREE-PLANTING DAY.

THE TREE-PLANTING DAY WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

TO MARK THE OCCASION, A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE PAK KONG SOCCER PITCH IN SAI KUNG AT 10 AM WHEN A GROUP OF CIVIC-MINDED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL PLANT SOME 60 YOUNG TREES IN THE AREA.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEI FA WORKING GROUP OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MR WILLIAM WAN, THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SAI KÚNG, MR MA IU-KI.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT TREE- PLANTING DAY TO BE HELD AT THE PAK KONG SOCCER PITCH ON TUESDAY (JUNE 28) AT 10 AM.

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TUNNEL BEING CLOSED FOR TESTS

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THE AIRPORT TUNNEL WILL BE TEMPORARILY` CLOSED AT NIGHT FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO JULY 10 FOR TESTS ON THE COMPUTER CONTROL.

DURING THE CLOSURE, WHICH WILL LAST FROM 9 PM TO 6 AM, MOTORISTS FROM THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND HUNG HOM HEADING FOR NGAU TAU KOK AND KWUN TONG WILL BE DIVERTED VIA EAST KOWLOON WAY, KOWLOON CITY ROAD, SUNG WONG TO ROAD, MA TAU CHUNG ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST AND KWUN TONG ROAD.

MOTORISTS FROM WAI YIP STREET HEADING FOR HUNG HOM WILL HAVE TO USE KWUN TONG ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST.