SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1985
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IMPROVEMENT WORK AT LIDO BEACH
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO SPEND SOME $140 000 OK IMPROVING LIDO BEACH IN TSUEN WAN THIS YEAR.
THE IMPROVEMENT WORK, ALREADY IN PROGRESS, AIMS TO PROVIDE BETTER SWIMMING FACILITIES TO THE COMMUNITY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
LIDO BEACH, LOCATED AT 11-1/2 MILESTONE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD, IS THE MOST POPULAR PUBLIC BATHING BEACH IN THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES, IT WAS FREQUENTED BY MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION BATHERS LAST YEAR.
WORK WILL INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONERS AT THE FIRST-AID ROOM, PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SHOWER FACILITIES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARBOURS.
ON THE INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONERS AT THE FIRST-AID ROO4, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WOULD PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH A COOLER AND MORE PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT, THUS LESSENING THEIR SUFFERING FROM SUN STROKE OR PAINS.
AT PRESENT THE BEACH HAS AN OPEN SHOWER FACILITY WITH SIX SHOWL. HEADS. UNDER THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME, 10 MORE WILL BE INSTALLED COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FOUR NEW AR BOURS AT THE BEACH HINTERLAND SHOULD PROVE POPULAR WITH BEACH GOERS WHO WANT TO ESCAPE FROM THE HEAT OF THE SUN.
WORK FOR THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE APRIL NEXT YEAR.
REFLECTIVE NUMBER PLATE REMINDER
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED VEHICLE OWNERS TO FIT REFLECTIVE NUMBER PLATES TO THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 1).
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, ALL VEHICLES MUST BE FITTED WITH A FRONT WHITE REFLECTIVE AND A REAR YELLO REFLECTIVE PLATE BY THAT DATE.
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