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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1985

+ANY PERSON WHO OBSTRUCTS AN INSPECTOR FROM EXERCISING ANY FUNCTION, DUTY OR POWER UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE MAY BE PROSECUTED. ON CONVICTION, HE IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND A SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS IN PRISON, HE ADDED.

EMPLOYERS HAVING ENQUIRIES CAN CONTACT THE BRANCH OFFICES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP SECTION ON 5-8932341 EXT. 351 FOR THE HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE 3-7151603 FOR TO KWA WAN BRANCH OFFICE

-667612 FOR TSIM SHA TSUI BRANCH OFFICES 0-297908 FOR TSUEN WAN BRANCH OFFICE AND 3-491109 FOR KWUN TONG BRANCH OFFICE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VISIT RSD FACILITIES

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MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, LED BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, TODAY (MONDAY) PAID A FAMILIARISATION VISIT TO THE FU SHAN CREMATORIUM AND COLUMBARIUM IN SHA TIN.

LOCATED AT LOWER SHING MUN ROAD AND SURROUNDED BY HILLS, THE CREMATORIUM, MANAGED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 2.5 HECTARES.

EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING WORK HIGHLIGHTED BY QUAINT ROCK FEATURES AND VARIOUS PLANTS HAVE MADE THIS CREMATORIUM BLEND IN WITH THE NATURAL GREEN BELT SKIRTING THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

AFTER THE FU SHAN TOUR, COUNCIL MEMBERS CONTINUED THE IR VISIT TO OTHER RSD FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE TAI WAI MARKET, SIU LEK YUEN NURSERY AND SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND WHERE THEY SAW THE OPERATION OF A TURF TRUCKSTER, A SPECIALISED MINI-TRACTOR FOR USE ON TURFED GROUNDS.

DB MEMBERS VISIT TAI PO THA'S

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MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE SANITARY CONDITIONS IN THE TWO TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS IN TAL PO AFTER AN INSPECTION TOUR THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR HO YUNG-SANG, SAID THAT THEY WERE IMPRESSED BY THE CLEANLINESS AT THE TWO THA'S, PARTICULARLY THE TOILET FACILITIES.

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ACCOMPANIED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, THE GROUP WENT TO THE YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WHERE RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT FLOODING PROBLEMS.

/LATER,