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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1987

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MONG KOK LANDMARK LIT UP

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THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD LANDMARK WAS LIT UP WITH FLOODLIGHTS AFTER A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY OFFICIATED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR T.H. CHAU THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.

LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF NATHAN ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD, THE DISTRICT LANDMARK, A CIRCULAR MARBLE COLUMN, WAS CONSTRUCTED TO GIVE AN IDENTIFICATION TO THE DISTRICT AND TO FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS.

IT WAS OPENED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO IN MARCH LAST YEAR.

FLOODLIGHTS WERE LATER INSTALLED TO ILLUMINATE THE MONUMENT SO THAT IT COULD BE VISIBLE AT NIGHT.

THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI, THANKED THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDMARK AND THE SUBSEQUENT INSTALLATION OF THE FLOODLIGHTS.

+WE HOPE THIS FINE TRADITION OF FRIENDLY CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE ORGANISATION AND THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.

A TREE PLANTING CEREMONY WAS ALSO HELD TODAY PRIOR TO THE SWITCH-ON TO COMMEMORATE THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY.

THREE YOUNG CASSIA SURATTENSIS WERE PLANTED IN A NEARBY FLOWER BED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS BRENDA FUNG- CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, MR CLEMENT TAO AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MR WONG YUEN-WEI.

SKILLS CENTRES FOP DISABLED HOLD OPEN DAY **** *

MEMEERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE JOINT UPEN DAY OF THE KWUN TONG AND ABERDEEN SKILLS CENTRES FOR THE DISAEL-J ON THURSDAY (MAY 21).

THE CENTRES' DISABLED TRAINEES HAVE MADE MORE THAN 2 199 PRODUCTS RANGING FROM SWEATERS, LEATHER GOODS, TEAK FURNITURE, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS GADGETS FOR DISPLAY AND FOR SALE.

VISITORS CAN LEARN HOW THE DISABLED RECEIVE VOCATIONAL TRAINING WHICH IS GEARED TO FUTURE EMPLOYMENT.

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