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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1985
VISITOR CENTRE IS FIRST OF KIND
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THE FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT VISITOR CENTRE OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE WILL BE OPENED EARLY NEXT MONTH.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS) OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR JOHN WHOLEY SAID ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES WAS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE IN THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK.
+IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISITED THE CENTRE WILL BECOME MORE APPRECIATIVE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE RESOURCES AND THE NEED TO KEEP THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN, MR WHOLEY SAID DURING A PRESS REVIEW OF THE CENTRE TODAY (MONDAY).
THE 400-SQUARE-METRE CENTRE CONSISTS OF A RECEPTION HALL, AN EXHIBITION AREA AND AN AUDIO-VISUAL ROOM.
SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE DISPLAY INCLUDE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA, LOCAL PLANTS AND ANIMALS, HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ACCORDING TO MR WHOLEY.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT TWO SMALL COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES ONE IN ABERDEEN AND ONE IN TAI MEI TUK. BOTH WERE CONVERTED FROM OLD OFFICE BUILDINGS.
PUBLICITY DRIVE FOR ELECTION CANDIDATES
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A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD TO PUBLICISE CANDIDATES STANDING FOR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 7 AND TO URGE ELECTORS TO VOTE.
THE HIGHLIGHT WOULD BE A LARGE-SCALE ELECTION FAIR ON MARCH 2 IN KO SHAN ROAD PARK, ACCORDING TO THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES.
+ THE 30 CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE 16 SEATS IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD WILL THEN SET UP SPECIAL BOOTHS TO PROMOTE THEMSELVES,+ HE SAID.
A SPECIAL VIDEO-TAPE ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD TOGETHER WITH PROMOTIONAL MESSAGES ON ALL THE CANDIDATES WILL BE SHOWN AT THE DISPLAY WINDOW OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE
IN TO KWA WAN EVERY DAY, MR JONES ADDED.
COLOURFUL POSTERS, LEAFLETS AND POSTCARDS DEPICTING THE DRAGON FAMILY SUPPORTING THE COMING ELECTIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS.
+AS THE ELECTION TIME APPROACHES, A PUBLICITY BUS WILL BE SENT AROUND THE DISTRICT TO REMIND OUR 108 000 REGISTERED ELECTORS TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES OF THEIR CHOICE, HE SAID.
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