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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 1990

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TENDERS INVITED FOR SEAWALL EXTENSION AT SAI KUNG

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PHASE II WORKS OF A SEAWALL EXTENSION PROJECT AT SAI KUNG TOWN.

THE CONTRACT WILL COVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 400 METRES OF PITCHED SLOPE SEAWALL, A SEAFRONT PROMENADE AND RECLAMATION WITH ASSOCIATED TEMPORARY DRAINAGE BEHIND THE SEAWALL.

WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START IN NOVEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON SEPTEMBER 21.

YOUTH URGED TO REGISTER AS VOTERS

ASSISTANT YAU TSIM

DISTRICT OFFICER, MS MELODY WONG, THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING URGED YOUNGSTERS AGED OVER 21 TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS.

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAUMATEI COMMUNITY CENTRE, MS WONG SAID IN DOING

WOULD BE SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THEIR PEERS.

So, THEY

AS FOR THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES, MS WONG NOTED THAT THERE WAS A GREATER VARIETY AND THE PARTICIPATION RATE HAD INCREASED.

"THE SYP OBJECTIVE OF HAVING THE YOUNGSTERS

J TO SHARE THE FUN AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY' HAD BEEN ACHIEVED AS JUDGED BY THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THE MORE THAN 120 RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES," SHE SAID.

SHE ATTRIBUTED THE PROGRAMME'S SUCCESS TO THE WORK OF THE 200 VOLUNTEERS WHO ATTENDED TODAY'S CEREMONY AS WELL AS THE AGENCIES THEY REPRESENTED.

TWENTY VOLUNTEERS WERE PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN ORGANISING THE ACTIVITIES.

FOR THEIR

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE DISTRICT'S SYP COORDINATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MRS CHAN YUEN YIN-HUNG.

DANCE

THE CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A PARTY WITH A SOCIAL PERFORMANCE. VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND SOUVENIRS WERE DISTRIBUTED

TO PARTICIPANTS.

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