TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1984
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PARTICIPANTS, HAVING COMPLETED STAGE TWO, WILL ENTER A LUCKY DRAW, OUT OF WHICH 250 WILL BE SELECTED TO ATTEND A PICNIC AT CHEUNG SHEUNG IN SAI KUNG ON SUNDAY, APRIL 28.
A LEAFLET GIVING DETAILS OF THE SCHEME MAY BE OBTAINED AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
BOOK ON COUNTRY PARKS PUBLISHED
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A DETAILED BOOK ON HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS DEFINITIVE BOOK, DR STELLA THROWER, IS
A BIOLOGIST, TEACHER AND CONSERVATIONIST.
MANY OF THE SEVERAL MILLION PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE COUNTRY PARKS EACH YEAR ARE KEEN ON LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE IR TOPOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY.
+AS ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ARE NOW INCLUDED IN THE CURRICULUM OF MANY SCHOOLS, A DESIRE FOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS BEEN GROWING AMONG THE YOUNG VISITORS.
+ THE NEW PUBLICATION, AVAILABLE AT $48 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, G.P.O. BUILDING, HONG KONG, FULFILS THIS NEED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS DESCRIBE THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS PHILOSOPHY, THE BACKGROUND TO THE COUNTRY PARKS IN HONG KONG AND THE NEED FOR THE IR MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PARKS AND THEIR TOPOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY ARE GIVEN, LINKED TOGETHER BY +SEASONAL INTERLUDES+ WHICH SUMMARISE SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IN TERMS OF SIMPLE FEATURES EASILY DISCERNED BY ANY OBSERVANT VISITOR.
+TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WILL FIND THIS PUBLICATION A UNIQUE AND USEFUL SOURCE MATERIAL TOGETHER WITH ITS CLEAR AND PRACTICAL NOTES FOR FIELD EXPEDITIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAI.
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