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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1985

KOWLOON HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMME APPROVED

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AT ITS MONTHLY OPEN MEETING TODAY, THE URBAN COUNCIL APPROVED THE ALLOCATION OF $840 000 TO FINANCE THE TWO-YEAR KOWLOON HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMME FOR 1985-87.

THE MONEY WILL BE RELEASED FROM THE COUNCIL'S MINOR PROJECTS BLOCK VOTE, ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL.

UNDER THE 1985-87 PROGRAMME, SOME 45 200 PLANTS WILL BE PLANTED AT 14 SITES IN KOWLOON, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 11 PER CENT OVER THE 1983-85 FIGURE.

THESE SITES ARE LOCATED IN YAU MA TEI, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN AND KWUN TONG,

IN ADDITION TO THE PLANTING PROGRAMME AT THE 14 SITES, CONCRETE OR FIBRE-GLASS PLANTERS OF VARIOUS SIZES OR DESIGNS WOULD ALSO BE PLACED AT SUITABLE LOCATIONS TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMME IN KOWLOON WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1979. UNDER THIS PROGRAMME, TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS ARE PLANTED ALONG CENTRAL ROAD DIVIDERS, ROADSIDE VERGES OR BENEATH FLYOVERS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.

THIS WORK IS BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT WITH THE INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF LAND CREATED BY MAJOR HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENTS, HE ADDED.

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LIBRARY DESIGNATED IN SAU MAU PING

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AT ITS OPEN MEETING TODAY, THE URBAN COUNCIL APPROVED THE DESIGNATION OF UNITS NO. 104-109 ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SAU MING HOUSE IN SAU MAU PING ESTATE AS A LIBRARY.

COVERING AN AREA OF SOME 260 SQUARE METRES, IT WILL PROVIDE A BASIC STOCK OF ABOUT 22 000 BOOKS INCLUDING SEVERAL SECTIONS OF REFERENCE MATERIALS.

THERE WILL BE LENDING LIBRARIES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, A NEWSPAPER/PERIODICAL READING SECTION AND SPACE FOR FUTURE LIBRARY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.

FITTING-OUT WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED AND IS EXPECTEL

TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY THIS YEAR.

AT PRESENT, SAU MAU PING IS SERVED BY REGULAR A MOBILE LIBRARY VAN AND A DISTRICT LIBRARY IN KWUN TONG.