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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1988

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DESPITE THE EPD'S REFUSAL AND ADVICE, THE FACTORIES CONTINUED TO INSTALL NEW BOILERS AND CHIMNEYS AND STARTED OPERATIONS USING GRADE TURER FUEL OIL, THUS AGGRAVATING THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM.

"WE HAVE DECIDED, THEREFORE, ΤΟ ISSUE NOTICES, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE,

TO THE OVMPEN OF THE FACTORIES CAUSING THE POLLUTION,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT WE SHALL OBTAIN THE CO-OPERATION OF THE FACTORY OWNERS ON THIS OCCASION AND THAT THEY WILL START USING LOW SULPHUR FUEL, WHICH SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM,"

1.5 MILLION TO "SHARE IN THE FUN"

SHARING IN THE FUN WILL BE THE THEME FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE THIS SUMMER WHEN THEY PARTICIPATE IN MORE THAN 11,000 ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATED BY THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME COMMITTEE.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR PETER LEE, SAID AT CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) WAS A RECORD.

A PRESS IN THIS

"THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IS ALSO A

RECORD

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HE SAID.

"THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF THE PROGRAMME THIS YEAR 19 ESTIMATED AT CLOSE TO $20 MILLION, OF WHICH THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS CONTRIBUTED $8.95 MILLION," MR LEE SAID.

"THE JOCKEY CLUB DONATION IS AN INCREASE OF 38 PER CENT OVER LAST YEAR'S FIGURE," HE ADDED.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAD BEEN THE MAJOR DONOR TO THE SYP SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1969.

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICT BOARDS INSTITUTIONS.

ALLOCATIONS MADE BY VARIOUS AND DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE

WITH THE CONTINUING THEME OF "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY", THE SYP IS TARGETTED AT YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN SIX AND 26 YEARS OLD WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING THEM TO HAVE AN ENJOYABLE AND MEANINGFUL SUMMER.

DEPARTMENTS, CAMP, FORESTRY

PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DISTRICT BOARDS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES INCLUDE MUSIC CAMP, COMMUNITY PROJECTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

"WE HAVE