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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1985

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KWAI CHUNG LAUNCHES TREE PLANTING DAY

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ABOUT 50 ENVIRONMENT-CONSCIOUS STUDENTS IN KWAI CHUNG

DISTRICT HELD THEIR TREE PLANTING DAY TODAY (TUESDAY) BY PLANTING 50 YOUNG TREES AT THE CHING HONG ROAD PLAYGROUND ON TSING YI ISLAND.

ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TREE PLANTING DAY IS AIMED AT ENLISTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO SUPPORT THE +BEAUTIFICATION+ PROGRAMME.

THE SAPLINGS, INCLUDING MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON, BAUHINTA VARIEGATA AND ERYTHRINA CAFFRA, WHEN FULLY GROWN WILL PROVIDE MORE SHADE TO SOCCER PLAYERS.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE TREE PLANTING TODAY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD, MR HO TUNG-CHING: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS OF THE BOARD, MR CHOW SUM; THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI, MR BRIAN COAK: THE CHAIRMAN OF TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHAN TIN-SUNG AND THE KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MRS LORAN MAO.

TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAUTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PLANTS AND VEGETATION, THE RSD HOLDS TREE PLANTING DAYS IN EACH OF THE NINE NON-URBAN DISTRICTS EVERY YEAR.

SEVEN DISTRICTS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS - TSUEN WAN, SAI KUNG, TUEN MUN, NORTH AND ISLANDS DISTRICTS, SHA TIN AND KWAI CHUNG HAVE SO FAR ORGANISED TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR.

YUEN LONG WATER CUT

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN YUEN LONG WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 10 PM ON FRIDAY (JULY 26) TO 8 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS WORK.

THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT PREMISES ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM PING SHAN TO YUEN LONG, INCLUDING WANG CHAU, SHAP PAT HEUNG, SHUI PIN WAI AND YUEN LONG ESTATE.

SAI KUNG CAR PARK SUSPENDED

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PAK SHA WAN CAR PARK, LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND THE ACCESS ROAD TO PAK SHA WAN FERRY PIER, WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 8 AM ON JULY 26 (FRIDAY) TO 10 PM ON AUGUST 6, TO FACILITATE CHINESE OPERA PERFORMANCES DURING THE KWUN YAM FESTIVAL.