THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1985
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'CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME TO ENTER STAGE I
PARTICIPANTS OF THE
TO TAKE PART IN STAGE
THIS SUNDAY (MARCH 31).
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1984/85 CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME ARE INVITEJ OF THE SCHEME, WHICH IS DUE TO BEGIN
→ SPOKESMAN FOR THE CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME WORKING GROUP SAIT TODAY (THURSDAY): +A TOTAL OF 4 619 PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED STAGE OF THE SCHEME BY FEBRUARY 28, WHICH INVOLVED LITTER PICKING IN COUNTRY PARKS.+
+THEY CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE WHEN EACH OF THEM WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLANT A TREE IN ONE OF THE SIX SPECIFIED COUNTRY PARKS, HE SAID.
THESE COUNTRY PARKS ARE LOCATED IN QUARRY BAY, POKFULAM, BRIDE'S POOL, PAK TAM CHUNG, NAM SHAN AND THE TWISK.
A PARTICIPANT SHOULD GO TO THE REPORTING CENTRE IN THE PARK OF -IS CHOICE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DAYS: MARCH 31 (SUNDAY), APRIL 5 TO 8 (EASTER HOLIDAYS), OR APRIL 14 (SUNDAY).
+HE MUST BRING ALONG HIS PASS CARD SO THAT IT CAN BE STAMPEU, AND WILL BE GIVEN A SEEDLING AND PLANTING EQUIPMENT AT THE CENTRE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE SECOND STAGE, THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE ENTITLED TO TAKE PART IN A LUCKY DRAW IN WHICH 250 PEOPLE WILL EE SELECTED FOR A FREE PICNIC AT CHEUNG SHEUNG IN SAI KUNG ON APRIL 28 THIS YEAR.
TREE PLANTING SCHEME TO BE LAUNCHED
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THE 1985 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL BE LAUNCHED AT A SIMPLE CEREMONY AT TAI MO SHAN COUNTRY PARK TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
DURING THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE +CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME+, MR HOWARD YOUNG, WILL LEAD OFF THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME BY PLANTING THE FIRST TREES.
/THEY WILL