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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1985
PLANT TREES FOR A GREENER HONG KONG, PUBLIC URGED
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A MASSIVE TREE PLANTING EFFORT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, HELPED BY 6 000 YOUNG PEOPLE, WILL GET UNDERWAY ON SUNDAY (MARCH 31), STARTING OFF THE 1985 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME.
UNDER THE SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, TREE SEEDLINGS WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS FOR PLANTING AT SELECTED SITES IN SIX COUNTRY PARKS, HELPED, IF NECESSARY, BY THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF.
THE SEEDLINGS WILL BE GIVEN ON THREE CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS FROM MARCH 31, AND ALSO DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 5 TO 8, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARK), MR K.C. IU, SAID TODAY.
HE INVITED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO JOIN IN THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING EFFORT, AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC INTEREST IN BEAUTIFYING HONG KONG'S COUNTRYSIDE, MAKING IT A NICER AND GREENER PLACE.
AMONG THE 6 000 YOUTHS WHO WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE SCHEME WILL BE MEMBERS OF SCOUT GROUPS, COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS, AND THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE +CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME+.
THE SIX PLANTING SITES ARE LOCATED AT TWISK, TAI MO SHAN BRIDE'S POOL IN TAI PO; QUARRY BAY AND POK FU LAM ON HONG KONG ISLAND, NAM SHAN ON LANTAU AND PAK TAM CHUNG IN SAI KUNG.
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR IU SAID, WILL UNDER ITS OWN PROGRAMME, BE PLANTING ABOUT 450 000 SEEDLINGS IN THE 21 COUNTRY PARKS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG THIS YEAR, AS AGAINST 330 000 PLANTED LAST YEAR.
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