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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1984

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TWO SPADES AND ONE EUCKET WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH TEAM. THEY MAY ALSO BRING ALONG THE IR OWN TOOLS, AS WELL AS MATERIALS FOR DECORATION PURPOSES OR AS SUPPORTS FOR THEIR SCULPTURES.

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WELL-KNOWN SCULPTORS AND ARTISTS WILL BE INVITED AS JUDGES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE AGE GROUPS: THOSE UP

EACH TO 12 YEARS OF AGE, THOSE FROM 13 TO 17 AND THOSE OVER 18. TEAM SHOULD COMPRISE THREE TO FIVE MEMBERS.

APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE COMPETITION ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT URBAN SERVICES OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAI KUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT 69 MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG, BEFORE OCTOBER 7 (SUNDAY). APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE BEACH CARNIVAL WHICH WILL FEATURE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR LOCAL SINGERS.

PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS ARE ALSO INVITED TO JOIN A COMPETITION SPONSORED BY THE UNITED ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION.

PARTICIPANTS MAY TAKE PICTURES OF ANY SAND SCUPTURES AS WELL AS OTHER CARNIVAL ACTIVITIES.

TROPHIES AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE WINNING ENTRIES OF THE SAND SCULPTURING CONTEST AND THE PHOTO COMPETITION.

MORE FACILITIES FOR BOTANICAL GARDENS *****

A NEW FOUNTAIN, A RESTAURANT AND OTHER GARDEN FACILITIES ARE AMONG ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS.

THESE WILL BE BUILT ON THE RECONSTRUCTED ROOF OF THE SERVICE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 1931.

IT WAS DECIDED TO REBUILD THE ROOF WHEN CRACKS WERE FOUND IN IT FIVE YEARS AGO. WORK ON THIS WAS COMPLETED EARLY THIS YEAR.

THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $3.8 MILLION CONTRACT TO TECHOY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR BUILDING A LARGER-SIZED FOUNTAIN WHICH WILL BE BRIGHTLY LIT.

THE PROJECT, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NEXT JUNE, INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ORNAMENTAL GARDEN, A LIGHT REFRESHMENT RESTAURANT, TWO DRINK ING FOUNTAINS, TOILETS AND A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT TO BE LOCATED NEAR THE ALBANY ROAD SIDE OF THE GARDEN.

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