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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1990

WAN CHAI STUDENTS CLEAN FOOTBRIDGES

MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS FROM FIVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WAN CHAI TODAY (SATURDAY) SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN BY CLEANSING THE FOOTBRIDGES ON O'BRIEN ROAD, ARSENAL STREET AND STEWART ROAD,

THEY WERE TAKING PART IN THE THIRD PHASE OF THE "CLEAN FOOTBRIDGE DRIVE" ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE WORKING GROUP ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY AND CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN IN WAN CHAI, THE WAN CHAI HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

EQUIPPED WITH TOWELS AND BUCKETS, THE YOUNGSTERS PROVED SPARKLE TO THEMSELVES TO BE EFFICIENT CLEANERS AND MANAGED TO GIVE A THE METAL RAILINGS ON THE FOOTBRIDGES WITHIN AN HOUR'S TIME.

ACCORDING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR NORMAN THE PROJECT HAS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO SERVE COMMUNITY AND TO HEIGHTEN THEIR SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY.

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STUDENTS FROM 12 SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT PARTICIPATED IN TWO PREVIOUS PHASES OF THE DRIVE, HE SAID.

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A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE LATEST PHASE OF THE DRIVE WAS HELD PRIOR TO THE CLEANSING OPERATION.

APART FROM MR LO, OTHER GUESTS ATTENDING THE CEREMONY INCLUDED OF THE THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM; CHAIRMAN WAN CHAI HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE, MR YUNG YING-CHEUK; AND A USD SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, MR WONG SHIU-KWONG.

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DB TO DISCUSS DRAFT BILL OF RIGHTS

THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE DRAFT BILL OF RIGHTS AT ITS MEETING ON MONDAY (APRIL 30).

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE DOCUMENT.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO STUDY THE CONSTITUENCY TONG FOR THE 1991 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

BOUNDARIES FOR KWUN

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED ΤΟ COVER THE KWUN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY (APRIL 30) IN DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, 6 TUNG YAN STREET.

THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.

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