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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1985

OTHER PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AREA COMMITTEE, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR AT 8 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL, TAI KOK TSUI CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, 148 TAI KOK TSUI ROAD.

TUEN MUN TOWN PARK OPENING

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FIRST 6.5 HECTARES OF TUEN MUN TOWN PARK ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 24).

OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 12.5 HECTARES IN THE TOWN CENTRE, THE PARK IS A POPULAR RECREATIONAL VENUE FOR THE NEW TOWN RESIDENTS SINCE IT WAS OPENED IN AUGUST.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE TUEN MUN TOWN PARK ON THURSDAY AT 11 AM.

TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT TSIM SHA TSUI AT 9.30 AM SHARP.

PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO REPLACE BAMBOO BASKETS

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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO PHASE OUT THE USE OF BAMBOO BASKETS FOR REFUSE COLLECTION AND STORAGE PURPOSES AND REPLACE THEM WITH PLASTIC CONTAINERS.

THIS FOLLOWS SUCCESSFUL TRIALS OF PLASTIC REFUSE CONTAINERS IN YAU MA TEI, WAN CHAI AND OTHER DISTRICTS.

+AS WELL AS BEING MORE DURABLE AND LARGER IN CAPACITY, THE PLASTIC CONTAINERS WILL BE MUCH CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN, AN URBAN COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE DEPARTMENT