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TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1983

STUDENTS' DESIGNS TO BE DISPLAYED

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AN EXHIBITION BY GRADUATES OF THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT OF LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL BE OPENED BY THE DONOR OF THE INSTITUTE, MR LEE WAI LEE, AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL, AT 6 PM ON THURSDAY (JULY 7).

AT THE CEREMONY, AN ADDRESS WILL BE DELIVERED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COUNCIL, MR DENNIS TING.

THE EXHIBITION WILL THEN BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, FROM JULY 8 TO 10, BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.

ENTITLED +T. I. DESIGN+, THE DISPLAY WILL COMPRISE PROJECTS BY GRADUATES OF BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME COURSES OFFERED BY THE

INSTITUTE.

GUESTS OF HONOUR AT THE EXHIBITION WILL BE MR NEIL HENDERSON, COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, AND MR HORACE KNIGHT, ACTING DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE FIVE INSTITUTES MANAGED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND IS THE ONLY ONE OF THEM OFFERING DESIGN COURSES.

BENEFITS OF TREE PLANTING STRESSED

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TREES WILL HELP CREATE A MORE PLEASANT APPEARANCE ALONGSIDE THE ROADS AND IN OPEN SPACES ON LANTAU ISLAND, THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR IP KI-KIT, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

MR IP WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAY AT A ROADSIDE AMENITY PLOT AT SOUTH LANTAU ROAD NEAR UPPER CHEUNG SHA BEACH.

TODAY'S TREE PLANTING DAY WAS ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECOND PHASE OF THE MEI FA SCHEME OF CLEAN HONG KONG, HE SAID.

THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR MAXIMUS LI STRESSED THAT IT WAS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO HELP IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, AS HE JOINED MR IP IN PLANTING A YOUNG TREE TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT.

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WITH THE HELP OF STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, 50 EVERGREEN CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS AND CORDYLINE TERMINALIS WERE PLANTED AT THE AMENITY PLOT.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE EVENT WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF MUI WO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR TSANG LIN, THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE, MR YU YUEN-HEI, THE CHAIRMAN OF TUNG CHUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHONG CHU-CHOI, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH LANTAU RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU YUNG-FUK.