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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1983

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THE LECTURES WILL MAINLY FOCUS ON SEED SOWING, FERTILISING,

THE SPOKESMAN CUTTING, GRAFTING, LAYERING, PRUNING AND WEEDING, SAID.

OTHER TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE PROPAGATION OF SEASONAL FLOWERS, ORCHIDS, INDOOR PLANTS AS WELL AS THEIR COMMON SYMPTOMS AND METHOD OF RECTIFICATION.

PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO PRACTISE FLOWER PLANTING, AND WILL BE MAKING FIELD VISITS TO NTSD'S NURSERIES.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE COURSE CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL IN LEK YUEN ESTATE, SHA TIN.

TENDERS INVITED FOR SERVICING BEACH RAFTS

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE SERVICING OF 20 RAFTS AT GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON OUTLYING ISLANDS.

THE SERVICES REQUIRED INCLUDE THE REMOVING, CLEANING, REPAIRING AND REMOORING OF THE RAFTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

TENDER FORMS MAY NOW BE OBTAINED FROM THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF SWIRE AND MACLAINE HOUSE, AUSTIN CENTRE, 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSUI,

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE PLACED IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX LOCATED AT THE LIFT LOBBY ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, BEFORE NOON ON NOVEMBER 18.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTION OF THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON 3-678715.

REFUSE COLLECTION FACILITY TO BE IMPROVED ***

THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR IMPROVEMENT WORK ON AN OFF-STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT SHING ON STREET IN SHAU KEI WAN.

THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF A CORRUGATED STEEL ROOFING, RESURFACING, FORMATION OF AN ACCESS ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAINING WALL.

WORK WILL START IN DECEMBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NEXT APRIL.

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