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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1986

DETAILS OF PLB, TAXI CHARITY RIDE

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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 22) AFTERNOON TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A +PLB AND TAXI CHARITY RIDE+ TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL EXTENSION PROJECT.

MORE THAN 700 PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND MAXICABS PLYING IN KWUN TONG AND 800 TAXIS IN THE URBAN AREA WILL TAKE PART IN THE CHARITY RIDE TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26.

ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LAM HANG-FAI, WHO IS ALSO THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR LI WAH-MING, ASSISTANT KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER MR STANLEY YING, AND THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDANT OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, DR DAVID CHIN.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 3 PM ON MONDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET.

URBAN COUNCIL CONTINUES ITS +GREENING+ CAMPAIGN

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MORE THAN 780 000 DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEASONAL PLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS, GROUND COVER AND CLIMBING PLANTS WERE PLANTED THROUGHOUT THE 10 URBAN DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG LAST YEAR,

THIS AND OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE URBAN COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 1986.

+THE ABSENCE OF TYPHOON AND STORM DAMAGE IN 1985, COUPLED WITH THE COUNCIL'S CONTINUING EFFORTS IN TREE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION, WAS MOST BENEFICIAL FOR THE URBAN LANDSCAPE,+ NOTES THE REPORT.

AS A RESULT OF THE GOOD WEATHER, 21 878 TREES,

3 932 BAMBOOS, 246 479 SHRUBS, 3 713 CLIMBING PLANTS, 315 565 GROUND COVER PLANTS AND 213 963 SEASONAL FLOWERS WERE ADDED TO THE URBAN +GREEN+ POPULATION.

THE COUNCIL, TO EMPHASISE ITS CONCERN AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF MORE GREENERY, ORGANISED TREE PLANTING CEREMONIES IN ALL URBAN DISTRICTS.

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/THE REPORT,