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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1987

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ROUND-UP OF 1987 AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL КЕЕР HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE, MR WALTER SULKE, TODAY (FRIDAY) PRESENTED PRIZES TO THE WINNING TEAMS OF THE 1987 AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME AT A CEREMONY HELD AT CHAN SHUE KUI COMMUNITY HALL.

MORE THAN 600 VOLUNTEER STUDENTS FROM 32 SECONDARY SCHOOLS 'ARTICIPATED IN THE EIGHTH AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME THIS SUMMER.

FORM 5 AND 6 STUDENTS PATROLLED FIVE URBAN BEACHES ON ATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,

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"UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS HELPED CLEAN UP BEACHES AND ADVISED BEACH-GOERS THE PROPER WAYS TO DISPOSE OF REFUSE, SPOKESMAN FOR USD SAID,

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"TO AROUSE THE PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM, COMPETITION WAS HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AMONG PARTICIPATING LITTER WARDEN TEAMS, HE ADDED.

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MARKS WERE AWARDED TO OR DEDUCTED FROM THE TEAMS ACCORDING TO TRE ATTENDANCE RECORDS, PUNCTUALITY, ATTIRE, ATTITUDE OF WORK AND NUMBER OF BAGS AND REFUSE COLLECTED AND NUMBER OF ADVICE GIVEN ΤΟ BRACH-GOERS.

AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, MR SULKE PRAISED THE AUXILIARY LITTER VARDENS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND PRESENTED THE FIRST PRIZE TO THE CMA

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THE SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES WENT TO THE LUTHERAN SCHOOL AND FRANCIS XAVIER'S COLLEGE RESPECTIVELY.

HO TUNG TECHNICAL SCHOOL WON THE FOURTH PRIZE. THERE WERE ALSO FIVE MERIT PRIZES.

PRIOR TO THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN THEME SONG CONTEST FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN, EASTERN, SOUTHERN AND WAN CHAT DISTRICTS WAS HELD.

ABOUT 1,400 STUDENTS FROM THE FOUR DISTRICTS COMPETED IN THE CONTEST TODAY AND WINNING TEAMS FROM EACH DISTRICT WERE CHOSEN. THEY WOULD COMPETE WITH OTHER DISTRICT CHAMPIONS AT THE GRAND FINAL OF THE SONG CONTEST TO BE HELD AT SHA TIN TOWN HALL ON JANUARY 18,

THE SONG CONTEST IS ONE OF THE TWO SCHOOL COMPETITIONS ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR WITH THE AIM OF INSTILLING A SPIRIT OF WIDE PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDENTS IN KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN. IT IS DIVIDED INTO THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTIONS.

THE FIRST PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY AND A $3,000 BOOK COUPON. THE SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES WILL CONSIST OF A TROPHY AND A $2,000 BOOK COUPON AND A TROPHY AND A $1,000 BOOK COUPON RESPECTIVELY. THERE WILL ALSO BE SIX MERIT PRIZES.

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