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SATU JAY, JULY 20, 1985

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ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TREE PLANTING DAY WAS AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAUTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH VEGETATION.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, MR NG CHAN-LAM, SAID TREE PLANTING ENHANCED THE ENVIRONMENT NOT ONLY VISUALLY, BUT ALSO HELPED TO MINIMISE NOISE AND DUST NUISANCE.

+WHEN PLANTED ON HILLSLOPES, TREES CAN ALSO PREVENT LANDSLIP AS THEY CAN HELP RETAIN AND REGULATE THE WATER CONTENT IN THE SUBSOIL, + MR NG ADDED.

MR NG, TOGETHER WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, MR KAN CHUNG-NIN, AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR LAŬ TAK-SHIV, LATER PLANTED A SAPLING TO MARK THE EVENT.

NEXT TUESDAY (JULY 23), RESIDENTS OF KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT WILL ALSO LAUNCH THE IR TREE PLANTING DAY AT THE CHING HONG ROAD PLAYGROUND ON TSING YI ISLAND.

FAMILY FILM SHOWS FOR SHA TIN RESIDENTS ******

MORE THAN 1 000 SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL SEE TWO FAMILY FILMS TOMORROW (SUNDAY), WHICH HAVE BEEN ARRANGED TO LAUNCH THE DISTRICT'S JOINT INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR AND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

THE FILM SHOWS ARE PART OF SOME 90 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL MID- DECEMBER.

THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE EVENT'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, DR FANNY CHEUNG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR NG CHAN-LAN, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAMME.

ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE CAMPING, COMPETITIONS, PICNICS, TRAINING COURSES AND INTEREST CLASSES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR THE COMING MONTHS.

TO PUBLICISE THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS PUBLISHED A SUPPLEMENT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION AT THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.

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