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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1983

APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS, POSTAL ADDRESS OF LICENSEES, AND THE ORIGIN, TYPE, AND APPROXIMATE QUANTITY OF MATERIALS TO BE DUMPED.

DUMPING, WHICH MUST BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION OF THE DUMP SUPERVISOR, CAN ONLY BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 8 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS. DUMPING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL DUMPING LICENCES AT ANY TIME OR TO CLOSE THE DUMP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

HANDBOOK ON YUEN LONG PUT OUT FOR RESIDENTS

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THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD HAS JUST PUBLISHED A RESIDENT'S HANDBOOK GIVING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE ORGANISATIONS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

THE 58-PAGE HANDBOOK, PRINTED IN CHINESE, CONTAINS SPECIAL CHAPTERS ON THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND LANDS REGISTRY, AS WELL AS THE RURAL COMMITTEES.

THE HISTORY OF YUEN LONG, POPULAR ATTRACTIONS, LOCATIONS OF COUNTRY PARKS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

IT ALSO LISTS OUT THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, ASSOCIATIONS, PUBLIC FACILITIES, RURAL COMMITTEES AND SERVICES ORGANISATIONS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR JAMES WILSON, SAID IN THE FOREWORD THAT THE HANDBOOK KEEPS RESIDENTS INFORMED OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE, AND PROVIDES USEFUL INFORMATION TO NEW RESIDENTS ON COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT.

→THE YUEN LONG NEW TOWN IS IN A DEVELOPING STAGE AND TREMENDOUS CHANGES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMING YEARS,+ HE SAID.

+BUT THE POTENTIALITIES OF ANY NEW TOWN COME FROM ITS RESIDENTS AND ITS COMMUNITY.

+THROUGH THIS HANDBOOK, IT IS HOPED THAT RESIDENTS CAN MAINTAIN A CLOSE LINK WITH THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, +

SOME 9 000 COPIES WERE PRINTED AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND RURAL COMMITTEES, FREE COPIES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT'S PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES.

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