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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1986
WORK WOULD START BY 1988/89 AND THE COMPLEX, WHEN COMPLETED WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS IN THE DISTRICT, HE ADDED.
TODAY'S EVENT, HELD AT THE SPORTS GROUND OF THE FUNG KAI SECONDARY SCHOOL, WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR CHONG KAM-NING- REGIONAL COUNCILLOR, MR CHEUNG KUEN AND THE DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, NORTH, MRS AMY WONG.
BRITISH AWARDS FOR HK LANDSCAPERS ****
A CONTRACTOR AND A DESIGNER, RESPONSIBLE FOR LANDSCAPING OVER 50 000 SQUARE METRES OF TAI PO NEW TOWN, HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH AWARDS BY THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE INDUSTRIES AND A LEADING BRITISH COMPANY, FISONS.
THE CONTRACTOR IS ORIENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WHO WON A PRINCIPAL AWARD, AND THE DESIGNER URBIS LIMITED, WHO RECEIVED AN AWARD IN THE INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY FOR LANDSCAPING OVERSEAS.
THE WORK UNDER A CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT INCLUDED LANDSCAPING ROADS, PAVED RECREATION AREAS, SITTING AREAS AND WALKWAYS.
USED IN THE PROJECT WERE 2 200 HEAVY STANDARD TREES, 72 000 SHRUBS, INCLUDING MANY FLOWERING SPECIES, 20 000 GROUND COVERS AND FLOWERING CLIMBERS UNDER ARBOURS.
THE PROJECT WAS CARRIED OUT AT TAI WO AND NAM WAN ROADS AND THE LAM TSUEN RIVERSIDE WALKWAYS.
IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LANDSCAPE PROJECTS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN HONG KONG.
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AWARDS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR A SCHEME BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE ALONE. BUT THE JUDGES FELT THAT THE QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE IMPRESSIVE NATURE OF THE OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT WERE WORTHY OF APPRAISAL.
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