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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1983

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ART CONTEST TO MARK ANNIVERSARY

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE NEW TOWNS, IS HOLDING AN ART COMPETITION TO MARK ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY.

THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS ATTENDING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD SUBMIT DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, COLLAGES OR ANY TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORKS THROUGH THE IR SCHOOLS.

ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICES AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, 7TH FLOOR

THE ENTRY EMPIRE CENTRE, 68 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON. DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 7, 1983.

THE THEME OF THE COMPETITION IS +OUTLOOK ON NEW TOWNS+.

+THERE ARE SEVEN NEW TOWNS IN THE MAKING. TOGETHER WITH DEVELOPMENT IN A NUMBER OF RURAL TOWNSHIPS, THEY MAKE THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD,+ A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAMME, THE POPULATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAS INCREASED FROM 680 000 TO 1.6 MILLION.

FIRE PREVENTION ADVICE FOR GRAVE SWEEPERS

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GRAVE SWEEPERS ARE BEING URGED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL WHICH FALLS ON OCTOBER 14 (FRIDAY).

+ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MORE THAN 200 HILL FIRES WERE REPORTED DURING THE LAST DRY SEASON, RESULTING IN 846 HECTARES OF VEGETATION BEING DAMAGED AND 30 300 TREES DESTROYED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

+THE ABUNDANT RAINFALL THIS YEAR HAS FACILITATED THE GROWTH OF VEGETATION, AND ANY HILL FIRES IN THE CURRENT DRY SEASON ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD FASTER, HE ADDED.

TO MINIMISE HILL FIRE RISKS, GRAVE SWEEPERS SHOULD OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES:

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BEFORE LIGHTING WORSHIP ITEMS, MAKE SURE THE GRASS NEAR THE GRAVE HAS BEEN REMOVED;

BURN JOSS STICKS, CANDLES AND JOSS PAPERS IN METAL CONTAINERS;

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