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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1983

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THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS, VISITORS WILL GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S CLEAN-UP EFFORTS, TREE-PLANTING PROGRAMME, ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN AND OTHER OPERATIONS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

MEANWHILE, SPECIAL LETTERS HAD BEEN SENT TO ALL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO ENCOURAGE YOUNGSTERS TO ATTEND THE EXHIBITION, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

NEW PIER AT CHEUNG SHA WAN

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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 80 METRES OF SEAWALL AND AN ABATTOIR PIER AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN RECLAMATION.

THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES THE PAVING OF THE AREA BEHIND THE NEW SEAWALL.

WHEN COMPLETED, THE SEAWALL AND THE FORMED AREA WILL INITIALLY BE USED FOR UNLOADING PRODUCE FOR DELIVERY TO THE EXISTING CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE POULTRY AND IMPORTED VEGETABLE MARKETS. EVENTUALLY THEY WILL FORM PART OF A PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA.

THE NEW ABATTOIR PIER, TO BE LOCATED AT THE NEW SEAWALL, WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PIER WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN LÁTE 1984.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

ENTRIES FOR TENNIS COMPETITION INVITED

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TENNIS BEGINNERS ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN AN OPEN COMPETITION TO BE HELD IN SHA TIN.

THE SHA TIN DISTRICT TENNIS COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE TENNIS COURTS OF YUEN WO ROAD PLAYGROUND IN SHA TIN ON TWO

--SEPTEMBER 17 AND 24. CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOONS

THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS AIMED AT GENERATING MORE INTEREST IN THE SPORT AND RAISING THE STANDARD OF THE PLAYERS.

THE TOURNAMENT IS DIVIDED INTO MAN'S AND WOMAN'S SINGLES, AND IS OPEN TO YOUNGSTERS AT THE AGE OF 15 OR ABOVE.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL AT LEK YUEN ESTATE, SHA TIN, AND THE OFFICES OF YUEN WO ROAD PLAYGROUND AND THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SQUASH COURTS.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THESE PLACES BEFORE SEPTEMBER 9 (FRIDAY), AN NTSD SPOKESMAN ADDED.