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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1984

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL VISIT THEM AND HELP COMPLETE THE FORMS DURING THE 15-DAY SURVEY.

DATA COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY ARE HELPING WITH THE SURVEY.

MORE EFFORT URGED FOR PLANTING SCHEME

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KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS WERE URGED TODAY TO GIVE MORE

SUPPORT TO THE CURRENT MEI FA SCHEME TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE CALL WAS MADE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHOW SUM, WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE KWAI CHUNG TREE PLANTING DAY AT THE ROADSIDE ON CHING HONG ROAD, TSING YI

ISLAND.

TODAY'S DISTRICT-WIDE TREE PLANTING DAY WAS THE FIFTH ANNUAL EVENT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

MR CHOW ALSO EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE TREE PLANTING SCHEME WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO JOIN IN THE CONTINUING EFFORTS TO MAKE THE BEAUTIFICATION SCHEME SUCCESSFUL.

ABOUT 100 CHILDREN FROM TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S EFFORT, PLANTING YOUNG EVERGREEN MELVLEUCA LEUCADENDRON PLANTS AT THE BARREN SPOT, TO ADD COLOUR TO THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.

THANKING THE CHILDREN, MR CHOW ALSO URGED THEM TO SPREAD THE MEI FA MESSAGE.

MR CHOW HIMSELF LATER PLANTED A YOUNG TREE HELPED BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF KWAI CHUNG, MR LEE SHEUNG-YEE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TS ING Y RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHAN TIN-SUNG.

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