XN000022-1986-03-22 — Page 8

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1986

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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT QUIZ WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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THE ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU AREA HAS COME FIRST IN A QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE TO ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.

THE COMPETITION WAS OPEN TO ALL 168 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN THE SIX AREAS OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT, BESIDE ENCOURAGING RESIDENT BODIES TO GIVE MORE THOUGHT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE QUIZ ALSO SERVED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD RECEIVED ENCOURAGING RESPONSE FROM MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AND THE ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU AREA, WHICH WILL BE AWARDED THE AREA TROPHY FOR ATTAINING THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SCORE.

TEN MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WITH HIGH SCORES WILL ALSO BE AWARDED MEDALS AND STATIONARY COUPONS. THESE ARE THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OF WAH CHING HOUSE IN WAH FU ESTATE, LEI FUK HOUSE IN AP LEI CHAU ESTATE, BLOCKS 5 AND 9 OF WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE BLOCKS 1, 5 AND 11 OF TIN WAN ESTATE, BLOCKS 1 AND 3 OF SHEK PAI WAN ESTATE AND KONG HING COURT OF ABERDEEN CENTRE.

A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT 4.30 PM AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S SEMINAR IN THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL, FIFTH FLOOR, ABERDEEN MARKET COMPLEX.

HORTICULTURE LESSON FOR YOUNGSTERS

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ABOUT 20 ENVIRONMENT-CONSCIOUS YOUNGSTERS LEARNED A USEFUL LESSON IN HORTICULTURE TODAY (SATURDAY) DURING A VISIT TO A NURSERY AT TSO KUNG TAM IN TSUEN WAN,

THE VISIT, ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING THE YOUNGER GENERATION WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN HORTICULTURE AS WELL AS AT AROUSING THEIR INTEREST IN CARING FOR PLANTS.

THE YOUNGSTERS CAME FROM THE LE MUK SHUE CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE, THEY WERE SHOWN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF GROWING PLANTS, INCLUDING SEED SOWING, FERTILISING, WATERING, PRUNING AND CUTTING.

THEY WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE NURSERY LAST YEAR PRODUCED MORE THAN 100 000 SEEDLINGS OF TREES, SHRUBS, PALMS, BAMBOOS, CREEPERS AND GROUND COVER WHICH WERE EVENTUALLY PLANTED THROUGHOUT THE THE NON-URBAN AREAS TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT.

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