XN000022-1985-06-10 — Page 8

7

MONJA UNE 10, 1985

+THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUMMONSES DOES NOT MEAN THAT OUR BEACHES ARE DIRTIER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID. + IN FACT, ALL OUR BEACHES ON HONG KONG ISLAND ARE NOW TAKING ON A MUCH CLEANER LOOK AS A RESULT OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR CLEANSING STAFF AND LONGER WORKING HOURS, PARTICULARLY OVER THE WEEKENDS AND DURING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.+

HE STRESSED THAT THE ANTI-LITTER AND ANTI-NOISE PATROLS WOULD BE STRENGTHENED DURING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THE SWIMMING SEASON TO ENSURE THE BEACHES ARE CLEAN AND RELATIVELY QUIET.

FUN AND GAMES TO MARK QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY

******

A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS TO BE OBSERVED ON JUNE 15 (SATURDAY).

FOLLOWING A DECISION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT THIS YEAR'S QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY SHOULD FALL ON THE THIRD SATURDAY IN JUNE, THE BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY WILL NOW BE ON JUNE 15 AND THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (JUNE 17) WILL ALSO BE A HOLIDAY.

THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS START ON THURSDAY (JUNE 13) WITH A RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE WILL HOST THIS ANNUAL AFFAIR WHICH WILL BE ATTENDED BY ABOUT 550 GUESTS.

THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES ON JUNE 15 (SATURDAY) WITH SOME 60 FUN AND SPORTS EVENTS BEING HELD IN THE TERRITORY'S 19 DISTRICTS. THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND CO-ORDINATED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE DIVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH,

PAMPHLETS LISTING OUT THE PROGRAMMES TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY ARE AVAILABLE AT DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN EVENTS BEING HELD AT MORE THAN 30 VENUES. IN THE URBAN AREA, MORSE PARK, LAI CHI KOK AND ABERDEEN ARE THE THREE MAIN VENUES.

/STR EDWARD