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SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1990

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR AMBROG LAU, SAID HE HOPED WOULD BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TREE PLANTING.

AND WESTERN PARTICIPANTS THE NATURAL

OF

"THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS BEEN PROMOTING CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAS SPONSORED A VARIETY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.

HE NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD, IN RECENT YEARS, PUT MORE EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND HAD SET UP A CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

TOOK

STUDENTS FROM 10 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT PART IN TODAY'S EVENT. TOGETHER WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ENTHUSIASTS, THEY FORMED MORE THAN 20 TEAMS то PLANT TREES IN THE NEWLY-OPENED CAINE LANE PARK.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN FISHER, URBAN COUNCILLOR MR CHAN TAK-CHOR AND A REGIONAL LEISURE MANAGER OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR WOO WING-KUI.

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URBAN CLEARWAYS IN CENTRAL

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT FROM 10

KERBSIDE LANE OF WESTBOUND (MAY 14), THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH ICE HOUSE STREET TO A METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH PEDDER STREET WILL BE URBAN CLEARWAY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY.

NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL

FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.

AT THE SAME TIME,

THE

CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL FROM A

AM ON MONDAY CONNAUGHT ROAD POINT ABOUT 30 DESIGNATED AN

BE ALLOWED TO STOP

SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF WESTBOUND POINT ABOUT 30 METRES WEST OF ITS METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH PEDDER STREET TO A POINT ABOUT 40

FOR JUNCTION WITH DOUGLAS STREET WILL BE DESIGNATED AN URBAN CLEARWAY GOODS VEHICLES FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY.

TRANSPORT,

VEHICLES, EXCEPT THOSE WILL BE

WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREA, ALL GOODS

FOR COMMISSIONER ISSUED BY THE WITH PERMITS PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING FOR PASSENGERS AND GOODS.

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