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Friday, April 9, 1976
$20,000 LIGNS DONATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
The Deputy Director of Education (Professional), Mr. Ho Nga-uing,
will tomorrow receive contribution of $20,000 from the District Governor,
Lions International, District 303, Mr. Chauncey Ng, for two environmental
studies projects to be carried out by pupils.
One of the projects, "Shore Watch", is to be launched later this
month while the other, "Practical Aquatic Ecology", will begin in early May.
The second project is a continuation of the "Clean Water Survey" in 1973.
The presentation of the Lions' contribution will take place at the
Tung Koon District Society Fong Shu Chuen School in Tung Koon Street, Yau ke
Tei, Kowloon.
It will be part of a ceremony during which prizes will be presected
to winners of the Ninth School Vegetable Planting Competition sponsored jointly
by the Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc. (Hong Kong) and Lions.
At the ceremony Lions gardening kits will be presented to 90
participating schools,
Prizes will also be distributed to winners of the School Children
Flower Growing Competition, which was held in support of the recent linth
Annual Urban Council Flower Show.
Note to Editors:
You are invited to cover the ceremony, which will begin at 3 p.a. tomorrow.
Among the Government officials taking part are two Assistant Directors of Education, Mr. Arthur Brown and Mr. Lam Tat-lau, also present will be the Director of Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc. (Hong Kong), Mr. Daniel Roth.
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