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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1987

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BOARD COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR *****

CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT AND WORKS COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MONDAY (MAY 11) TO DISCUSS A PROPOSED STUDY ON EXHAUSTS FROM THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR AND THE ABATTOIR.

MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO ENDORSE THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE STUDY AIMED TO AMELIORATE POLLUTION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANTS.

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO COMMENT ON A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

IN ADDITION, A MEMBER HAS SUBMITTED A PROGRAMME TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN THE DISTRICT BY THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION FOR THE COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION.

AMONG OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND THE CLEANSING SERVICE OF THE NEWLY OPENED SMITHFIELD TEMPORARY PARK.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY (MAY 11) AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT 14/F., HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.

FOOTBALL SCHEME FOR KWAI TSING YOUTHS *****

ABOUT 100 KWAI TSING YOUTHS AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 16 ARE NOW RECEIVING TRAINING UNDER A FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME LAUNCHED WITH A DONATION OF $100 000 FROM LOCAL PEOPLE.

THE SCHEME IS RUN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE.

TWENTY YOUTHS ARE TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE GROUP, THROUGH A SERIES OF SOCCER MATCHES, FOR FURTHER TRAINING IN THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN JULY,

/KIAI TSING