SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1987
THE SCHEME IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND THE PARTICIPANTS HAS INCREASED FROM JUST 500 IN 1978 TO OVER YEAR. ALL RENDERED A USEFUL SERVICE TOWARDS IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
NUMBER OF 10,000 LAST
COUNTRYSIDE
M.K. CHEUNG, ACTIVITIES FROM UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATURAL
THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR
VARIETY OF VOLUNTARY SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT A MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS (EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) COULD BE GROUPS INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSERVATION OF BNVIRONMENT AND THE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE.
IN
"IT IS HOPED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP A SENSE OF
THROUGH PARTICIPATION LOVE
COUNTRYSIDE FOR OUR CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES," HE SAID.
AND
AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
RESPECT VARIOUS
COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMME,
MR CHEUNG SAID, THIS YEAR'S SCHEME INCLUDED PLANTING AND TENDING TREES AND
MAINTENANCE SHRUBS,
RECREATIONAL
LITTER FACILITIES,
AND COUNTRY OF FOOTPATHS
COLLECTION, GRASS
CUTTING
CLEARING OF FIRE BREAKS.
OF
PARK
AND
AGE
"PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE STUDENTS AND YOUTHS OF 15 YEARS OF OR ABOVE AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN EACH GROUP SHOULD BE IN THE REGION OF 30 TO 50, HE SAID.
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"THEY SHOULD BE SUPERVISED BY ONE OR
MORE TEACHERS OR ADULT
LEADERS.
H
CHEUNG SAID THAT
INTEREST
MR PRELIMINARY BOOKINGS BY CONTACTING MR T.H. LIU, CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT, ON 3-7332121.
GROUPS SHOULD MAKE THEIR OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONFIRMATION SHOULD THEN TO THE UNIT 91X
BE MADE BY COMPLETING AND RETURNING A BOOKING FORM WEEKS BEFORE THEIR PROPOSED DATE OF SERVICE.
EYE CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
GIVEN
60 WILL BB IN SPECTACLES
THE WHICH WAS FORMALLY
WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS AGED OVER
AND, IF NECESSARY, FREE EYE CHECK-UPS
FOR
ELDERLY THE THREE-WEEK EYE CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TODAY (SATURDAY).
HONG
HOSPITALS AND THE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTICT BOARDS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
AIMED AT DISSEMINATING CHECK-UPS FOR KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, THE CAMPAIGN IS EYE-CARE KNOWLEDGE TO RESIDENTS AND PROVIDING FREE EYE THE AGED.
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