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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1984

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GENERAL TO INSPECT VOLUNTEERS

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THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL DEREK BOORMAN, WILL INSPECT A PASSING OUT PARADE OF NEW RECRUITS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AT 9.30 AM ON SUNDAY (MAY 13), AT THE REGIMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

HE WILL ALSO PRESENT EFFICIENCY DECORATIONS AND MEDALS TO VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE REGIMENT FOR AT LEAST 12 YEARS.

A TOTAL OF 31 WOMEN VOLUNTEERS - MAKING UP THE FIRST GROUP OF WOMEN RECRUITS IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT SINCE THE WOMEN'S CORPS WAS DISBANDED IN 1967- AND 51 MEN, WILL TAKE PART IN THE PARADE.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT, GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

PUBLIC URGED TO HELP MAKE PLACE GREENER

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PROSPECTS OF A +GREENER PROFILE+ FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES'

NEW TOWNS DEPENDED VERY MUCH ON PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, DR TANG SIU- TONG, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG EXERCISE SAID TODAY.

SPEAKING DURING A TOUR OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT, DR TANG CALLED ON PEOPLE TO PLANT MORE EVERGREEN AND FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE CURRENT PLANTING SEASON, AS PART OF THE MEI FA SCHEME TO KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN.

DR TANG NOTED THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO PLANTS THROUGH VANDALISM AND FLOWER PICKING, AND URGED PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY.

HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR CHAN TING-POR.

DURING HIS TWO-HOUR TOUR, DR TANG HEARD THAT SOME 17 000 TREES, SHRUBS, CREEPERS, GROUND COVER PLANTS AND SEASONAL FLOWERS HAD BEEN PLANTED IN YUEN LONG LAST YEAR TO TURN SOME OF THE BARE, NEWLY-DEVELOPED LAND INTO GREEN SPOTS FOR THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING TOWN AREA.

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