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SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1984

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SHA TIN TO HOLD TREE PLANTING DAY

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COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SHA TIN WILL JOINTLY HOLD A DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAY ON FRIDAY (MAY 11) TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS YEAR'S NEW TOWN BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMME.

THE SHA TIN TREE PLANTING DAY IS ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CURRENT MEI FA (BEAUTIFICATION) PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG DRIVE.

IT WAS AIMED AT ENLISTING THE COMMUNITY TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.

TO MARK THE OCCASION, A TREE PLANTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN CYCLE PARK IN TIN SUM TSUEN ON FRIDAY (MAY 11) AT 2.30 PM.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 150 STUDENTS, SOME 40 EVERGREENS WILL BE PLANTED AT THE CYCLE PARK,

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID WEEKS, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR DONALD TSANG, WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AND PLANT A SEEDLING.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE, MR NG CHAN-LAM: THE CHAIRMAN OF ITS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG CHI-YUEN; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LAU HON-KIT.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN TREE PLANTING DAY TO BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN CYCLE PARK IN TIN SUM TSUEN ON FRIDAY (MAY 11) AT 2.30 PM.

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