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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984

AT TOMORROW'S GRAND FINAL, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIV_ COUNCIL, MR ANDREW SO, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING, AND THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES,, MR ADOLF HSU, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A MINI-CONCERT FEATURING THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND POPULAR SINGER, JOHNNY YIP DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE PROGRAMME.

SITTING-OUT ON LAMMA ISLAND

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A NEW SITTING-OUT AREA FOR RESIDENTS IN SOK KWU WAN ON LAMMA ISLAND WILL BE OPENED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE 140 SQUARE-METRE AREA, FEATURES FLOWER POTS, ARBORS, BENCHES AND CONCRETE CHESS TABLES. IT WAS BUILT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF ABOUT $79 000.

+THIS SITTING-OUT AREA IS FOR RESIDENTS, FISHERMEN LIVING IN THE VICINITY, AS WELL AS VISITORS WHO COME TO THE ISLAND OVER THE WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

+ THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A FAR MORE PLEASANT AREA TO COMPLEMENT THE ADJACENT BASKETBALL COURTS AND MINI-SOCCER PITCHES, AND THE SOUTH LAMMA PUBLIC LIBRARY, HE SAID.

+ THE SPOT ON WHICH THIS SITTING-OUT AREA WAS BUILT, WAS AN EYESORE FULL OF UNDERGROWTH, HEDGES, AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS DUMPED THERE BY IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE, HE ADDED.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROJECT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES CLEARING OBSTRUCTIONS FROM BACKLANES, BUILDING PAVILIONS, HANDRAILS, BRIDGES, AND REPAIRS TO FOOTPATHS AND OTHER PROJECTS.

OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY ARE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR YOUNG WING-YAU- AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH LAMMA RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHOW YUK-TONG.

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