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SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1984

+SINCE APRIL, THE SOCIETY'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN RECRUITING MEMBERS AND ORGANISING ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS HEALTH CONTESTS FOR CHILDREN AND CLASSES FOR INTEREST GROUPS.+

+THIS IS NO DOUBT AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, MR LAM SAID.

HE ALSO CALLED ON THE MEMBERS TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC DUTIES AND TO SUPPORT THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS BY REGISTER ING THEMSELVES AS VOTERS.

THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND WILL LAST UNTIL OCTOBER 1.

KEEPING AP CHAU CLEAN ***

AP CHAU - A SMALL ISLAND IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, WILL SOON BE THE SEVENTH VILLAGE WITH A CONTRACTED-OUT CLEANSING SERVICE.

THE EIGHT-MONTH CONTRACT WILL COST $20 000, A NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANSING OF VILLAGE ROADS, FOOTPATHS, PUBLIC AREAS AND TOILETS, FOR EMPTYING OF LITTER CONTAINERS, AND ALSO FOR KEEPING ALL BEACHES, STREAMS, NULLAHS AND OPEN DITCHES ON THE ISLAND FREE FROM REFUSE.

A CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WILL BE SIGNED ON TUESDAY (JULY 24), BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID WEEKS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING AT THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF SWIRE AND MACLAINE HOUSE (AUSTIN CENTRE), 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 3 PM ON TUESDAY (JÚLY 24).

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