FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1984
LEARN MORE ABOUT DEMOCRACY, STUDENTS URGED
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SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS WERE URGED TODAY (FRIDAY) TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS AND TO HELP PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE YUEN LONG ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICHARD YUEN, AT A JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON AND YUEN LONG LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
MR YUEN SAID THAT NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WOULD BE A MILESTONE IN HONG KONG HISTORY, AS THERE WOULD BE MORE ELECTED SEATS AND THE BOARD CHAIRMEN WOULD BE ELECTED AMONG THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
+EVERY VOTE WILL BE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE, HE SAID.
HE CALLED UPON THE STUDENTS TO PASS ON THE ELECTION MESSAGE TO THE IR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REGISTER AS VOTERS AND VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.
MR YUEN SAID THAT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD HAD DONE A LOT TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE RESIDENTS.
FOR INSTANCE, HE SAID, ABOUT $1.3 MILLION WAS SPENT LAST YEAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, AND FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED FOR ORGANISING THE ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL FOR THE RESIDENTS.
+THE BOARD NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO CONTINUE ITS WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR TAI PO
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A NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT TAI PO TO MEET THE NEW TOWN'S INCREASING DEMAND FOR WATER.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS BY JUNE 29 TO BUILD THE PUN CHUN YUEN FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ON THE HILLSIDE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF TAJ PO TAU SERVICE RESERVOIR.
WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 68 000 CUBIC METRES, THE RESERVOIR IS TO BE BUILT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE.
THE SITE WILL BE LANDSCAPED TO MINIMISE THE VISUAL IMPACT OF THE RESERVOIR ON TAI PO AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND BE COMPLETED IN THREE
YEARS.
TAI PO TAU SERVICE RESERVOIR HAS A STORAGE CAPACITY OF
18 538 CUBIC METRES AND WILL CONTINUE IN USE AFTER THE NEW ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
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