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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1983

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LABOUR SERVICES EXTENDED

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THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP A BRANCH OFFICE IN SHA TIN TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDUSTRIAL AND NON-INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE AREA AND THE ADJACENT AREAS.

SITUATED IN ROOM 212 KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE, LEVEL 2, SHATIN STATION, THE OFFICE WILL START OPERATION TOMORROW (THURSDAY). THE OFFICE'S TELEPHONES ARE 0-6065523 (FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES) AND 0-6065564 (FOR SENIOR LABOUR INSPECTOR).

BESIDES SHA TIN, THE OFFICE ALSO SERVES TAI WAI, FO TAN, MA LIU SHUI, SIU LEK YUEN AND MA ON SHAN.

LARGE-SCALE CLEAN-UP OF ISLANDS STARTING

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A LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT EXERCISE LASTING MORE THAN 18 MONTHS WILL BE LAUNCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME NEXT WEEK ON CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU, LAMMA AND LANTAO ISLANDS.

INITIATED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT'S STREET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND ENDORSED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE OPERATION WILL INVOLVE THE REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL CANOPIES, DEBRIS, REFUSE, GOODS AND ARTICLES WHICH ARE CAUSING OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE STREETS.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT STREET OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE PROJECT IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT ON THESE ISLANDS. IT WILL BE CO-ORDINATED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND INVOLVE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THE FIRST CLEARANCE WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT WEEK ON THE FIRST SELECTED ZONE ON CHEUNG CHAU, FROM THE FERRY PIER UP TO TAI SHEK HAU.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

DETAILS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RAYMOND WONG, DURING A PRESS VISIT TO CHEUNG CHAU TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO SEE THE CLEARANCE SITE.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO THE VISIT. A MARINE LAUNCH WILL LEAVE FOR CHEUNG CHAU AT 9.30 AM SHARP FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT PIER ON CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, NEXT TO THE OUTLYING ISLANDS FERRY PIER.

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