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PRESS CONFERENCE
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 198
A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TO ANNOUNCE A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ORGANISATION FOR POLLUTION CONTROL.
IT WILL BE GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, MR T.H. CHAU, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR S.B. REED.
MEET THE PRESS
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THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANTS IN CHARGE OF THE FOUR OVERSEAS INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION OFFICES OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL MEET THE PRESS TO TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION WORK DURING THE PAST YEAR AT 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 18) IN THE DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM, 14TH FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.
THEY ARE MR MICHAEL KIKUCHI, MR DONALD FLETCHER, MR JOHN WHITE AND MR ROBERT ASHWORTH.
COUNTRY STUDY WALKS DRAW MANY ***
GOOD RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S +EDUCATIONAL WALKS IN COUNTRY PARKS+ SCHEME.
MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS, AND ORGANISED GROUPS TOTALLING 4 000 PEOPLE, HAD BEEN MAKING THE ROUNDS SINCE LAST NOVEMBER 1, WHEN THE SCHEME BEGAN, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
DURING THE TWO-HOUR WALKS, VISITORS ARE SHOWN AND TAUGHT ABOUT TREES, PLANTATIONS AND THEIR PROTECTION, AND TREE NURSERY AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY GO.
THE WALKS ARE ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BRING ABOUT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION.
SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR K.C. IU, SAID THAT WHEN THE SIX-MONTH SCHEME ENDS IN APRIL, MORE THAN 280 SCHOOLS AND GROUPS WILL HAVE TAKEN THE WALKS.
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