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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1987

+ IT IS HOPED THAT THESE EFFORTS WILL HELP AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE NEED TO FIGHT POLLUTION AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

TO COINCIDE WITH THE PUBLICITY DRIVE, BANNERS AND POSTERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP IN THE DISTRICT AND 2 000 CAPS AND STICKERS CARRYING THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY LOGO AND SLOGAN ARE PREPARED.

THESE ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND BRANCH OFFICES IN ABERDEEN CENTRE, WAH FU AND STANLEY ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS FROM TODAY.

LAST WEEK, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM, AND BOARD MEMBERS TOOK PART IN AN URBAN COUNCIL'S TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME IN ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND ORGANISED IN SUPPORT OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY.

MORE GREEN MINI-BUS ROUTES IN MONG KOK PROPOSED

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THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO DISCUSS A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE THREE MORE GREEN MINI-BUS ROUTES TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE ROUTES WILL PLY BETWEEN MONG KOK KCR STATION AND SHANGHA I STREET: MONG KOK MTR STATION AND HO MAN TIN HILL ROAD; HUNG HOM (WHAMPAO) AND SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE ADVISED OF THE TEMPORARY USE OF A SITE AT LUEN WAN STREET AND ARGYLE STREET.

IN VIEW OF THE SHORTAGE OF PARKING SPACE IN THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN PROPOSED THAT THE SITE BE LET AS A PUBLIC FEE-PAYING CARPARK BY PUBLIC TENDER.

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OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE COMMITTEE'S WORKING GROUPS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.

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