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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1986

THE CLEAN-UP COVERS CEMETERIES, FOOTPATHS, TRAILS, PICNIC SPOTS, STREAM COURSES AND NULLAHS IN ADDITION TO VILLAGE COMMON AREAS.

THE CLEAN-UP IN DISTRICTS SUCH AS TSUEN WAN WILL LAST ABOUT A MONTH BUT IN LESS BUILT-UP DISTRICTS SUCH AS NORTH IT WILL LAST LONGER,

THE BLITZ ALSO EXTENDS TO THE ISLANDS. PENG CHAU, LAMMA, CHEUNG CHAU, AND SOUTH LAN TAU AND TẠI Q-TUNG CHUNG ON LANTAU WILL BE COVERED.

THE ENTIRE OPERATION WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF DECEMBER.

ROLE OF PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS AFFIRMED

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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, TODAY (SUNDAY) AFFIRMED THE ROLE OF PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAOIST ALL TRUE RITUAL AT THE FUNG YING SIN KOON IN FANLING, DR HAYES SAID IN A FAST MODERNISING NEW TERRITORIES PRIVATE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS PROVIDED A TRADITIONAL SIDE TO THE DAILY LIFE OF THE PEOPLE WHICH WAS ESSENTIAL.

WITHOUT THEM, TOO MUCH WOULD BE LEFT TO GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE, HE SAID.

DR HAYES PRAISED THE FUNG YING SIN KOON AND THE CHING CHUNG SIN KOON FOR ORGANISING THE RITUAL TO PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE.

THE TAOIST ALL TRUE RITUAL, WHICH WILL CONTINUE FOR NINE DAYS, IS BEING HELD IN SUPPORT OF THE 1986 YEAR OF PEACE.

THE RITUAL WILL INCLUDE SEMINARS ON TAOISM, A DISPLAY OF TAOIST EXHIBITS, AND BONSAI AND CRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITIONS.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, MR RAYMOND PANG THE PRESIDENT OF FUNG YING SIN KOON, MR YAU FOOK-HỤNG CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG FAT: AND POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER (FRONTIER), MR G. LLOYD.

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