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+THIS HAS BROUGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FIRES REPORTED DURING THE CURRENT FIRE SEASON TO 653 WHICH IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE 277 FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF THE LAST FIRE SEASON.
+MORE THAN 241 000 TREES AND 3 900 HECTARES OF GRASSLAND WERE DAMAGED IN THE FIRES SO FAR THIS SEASON, COMPARED WITH 20 100 TREES AND 322 HECTARES OF GRASSLAND AFFECTED IN THE CORRESPOND ING PERIOD OF THE LAST SEASON.
+THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THESE FIRES CANNOT BE OVER- EMPHASISED. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DAMAGE COULD BE REDUCED ONLY WITH THE CARE AND CO-OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO EXERCISE EXTRA CARE AND OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES WHEN VISITING THE COUNTRYSIDE.
* EXTINGUISH CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES PROPERLY;
* LIGHT FIRES ONLY IN DESIGNATED BARBECUE PITS, OR
BETTER STILL, BRING PRE-COOKED FOOD; AND
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REPORT ANY OUTBREAK OF FIRE TO THE NEAREST COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE OR CALL 999.
ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRES IN COUNTRY PARKS IS AN OFFENCE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT, THE SPOKESMAN WARNED.
KEEN BIDS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR SITES
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TODAY ATTENDED THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL TO TAKE PART IN THE FIRST DAY'S AUCTION OF LUNAR FAIR SITES IN THE URBAN AREA, THE HIGHEST BID BEING $5 200 FOR A WET GOODS SITE IN VICTORIA PARK.
A TOTAL OF 436 WET GOODS SITES AT VICTORIA PARK WERE AUCTIONED TODAY, ALL WITH AN UPSET PRICE OF $1 520.
+BIDDING WAS BRISK AND MOST SITES BROUGHT ABOVE THE UPSET PRICE,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THIS YEAR, THE COUNCIL IS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 1 532 SITES AT VICTORIA PARK, FA HUI PARK, KOWLOON PARK, KAI TAK
IN EAST PLAYGROUND AND KWUN TUNG RECREATION GROUND. ADDITION, THERE WILL BE TWO FAST FOOD CENTRE AT VICTORIA PARK.
/THE FAIRS