WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1987
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$300 000 BOOST FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND
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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO TODAY (WEDNESDAY) RECEIVED A CHEQUE FOR $300 OOD FROM SHAM SHUÍ PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER MR TAI TUNG-NGOK AS DONATION TO THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND.
IN ACCEPTING THE DONATION, MR LIAO SAID IT SIGNIFIED THE ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT TO THE FUND FROM DISTRICT AND GRASSROOT LEVELS.
HE NOTED THAT SINCE THE FUND WAS SET UP LAST DECEMBER + RESPONSE FROM DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING.
UP TO YESTERDAY, A TOTAL OF $11 812 441 HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY DISTRICT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY. AT THE SAME TIME. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ABOUT 300 SCHOOLS HAVE DONATED $976 859 TO THE FUND.
MR LIAO URGED THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE FUND WHICH WAS SET UP FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE GARDENS OPEN TO PUBLIC
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THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY (MARCH 8) FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO SEE THE AZALEAS IN BLOOM.
THE OPEN DAY HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL EVENT SINCE 1968.
PEOPLE WISHING TO VISIT THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE ARE REQUESTED TO ENTER BY THE MAIN GATE AND LEAVE BY THE SIDE GATES SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE FLOWERS WITHOUT CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS.
THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT ONLY THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE ITSELF.
SCOUTS AND POLICEMEN WILL BE PRESENT AND VISITORS ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THEM TO AVOID OVERCROWDING.
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