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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1987

+ IT IS THE SOURCE OF HAPPINESS AND IT TRANSCENDS ALL BOUNDARIES, IT SEES NEITHER LIMIT NOR DISCRIMINATION OF ANY KIND - IN RACE, IN NEED, AND IN WEALTH, HE SAID.

CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION WERE PRESENTED TO A TOTAL OF 27 VOLUNTEERS.

UNDER THE VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS, SELECTED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE PROBATIONERS WITH PERSONAL AND MORAL SUPPORT, AND HELP THEM DEVELOP MEANINGFUL HOBBIES AND HABITS, CULTIVATE HEALTHY PURSUITS, FIND JOBS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE TUITION FOR THEM.

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FREE REFUSE BAGS FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS

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A TOTAL OF 90 000 PLASTIC REFUSE BAGS CARRYING HOUSEHOLD CLEANLINESS MESSAGE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO BUILDINGS IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT IN THE COMING MONTH.

SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT'S BUILDING MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PUBLICITY DRIVE TODAY (SATURDAY), CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD, MR LESTER KWOK, SAID $30 000 HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE PROVISION OF REFUSE BAGS AND THE PRINTING OF POSTERS AND STICKERS TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE OF IMPROVING THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

SIMILAR PROJECTS HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST AND WERE FOUND TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE CAMPAIGN THIS TIME IS A CONTINUOUS EFFORT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS TO USE BAGS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE SO AS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, MR KWOK SAID.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT TODAY'S CEREMONY INCLUDED THE WAN CHAI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CARMAN CHIU- DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM, ́AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR HO FOOK-CHU.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISITED FIVE BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT TO DISTRIBUTE REFUSE BAGS, POSTERS AND STICKERS TO RESIDENTS.

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