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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1990

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CERTAIN EXTENT

THE PROBLEM OF AN AGEING POPULATION HAD TO A BEEN COMPOUNDED BY THE MISCONCEPTION THAT PEOPLE OVER 60 SHOULD BE REGAPDF" AS OLD AND THEREFORE SHOULD RETIRE, HE SAID.

WAS

AND

HOWEVER, HE WAS OF THE VIEW THAT AS FAR AS HONG KONG CONCERNED, MOST PEOPLE OVER 60 WERE ABLE TO REMAIN HEALTHY ENERGETIC WHICH MEANT THAT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MAKING USE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

MR LAN HOPED THAT THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON SENIOR CITIZENS' SOCIETY WOULD ENCOURAGE ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE THAT THE ELDERLY SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE WELL-BEING OF SOCIETY SO AS ΤΟ MAKE THEIR OWN LIVES MORE MEANINGFUL AND REWARDING.

HE COMMENDED THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY IN THE PAST 11 YEARS.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

DB COMMITTEE TO STUDY REMOVAL OF SHIPYARD

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A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICE WILL

PRESENT

A FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT ON THE REMOVAL OF A SHIPYARD FROM CHEUNG SHA WAN TO SIU LAM, TUEN MUN, AT A MEETING OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

MEASURES TO CONTROL THE NOISE NUISANCE PRODUCED BY BUSES, REPUGNANT SMELL FROM A RIVER RUNNING BETWEEN SIU HONG COURT AND TZE TIN TSUEN, AND POTENTIAL FLOODING AT CHI LOK FA YUEN WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED.

OTHER AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE A REPORT BY THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP, A PROPOSAL TO FORM A TUEN MUN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WORKING ORGANISATION, AND AN APPLICATION FUNDS FOR ORGANISING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

FOR

NOTE TO EDITORS:

OF THE

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.

THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.

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