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"CONTRAVENTION OF THE ORDINANCE MAY LEAD TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT," HE SAID.
"ALTHOUGH RESIDENTS HAVE BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT, SIX PEOPLE WERE PROSECUTED FOR CUTTING TREES AND PLANTS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
LAST YEAR
"SOME OF THESE CASES INVOLVED FLOWERING BRANCHES OF TIU CHUNG TREES WHICH ARE SOUGHT AFTER AS ORNAMENTAL FLOWER DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, HE ADDED.
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MR LAI SAID WILD FLOWERS AND TREES ARE BEST APPRECIATED IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND SHOULD NOT BE PICKED OR CUT.
HE APPEALLED FOR PUBLIC CO-OPERATION TO REPORT SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES TO THE NEAREST COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE.
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IN KOWLOON CITY
ON
CITY DISTRICT DISCARDED BY HOUSEHOLDS
IN KOWLOON A CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 10) TO DEAL WITH REFUSE PREPARING FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE
ORGANISED
BY
THE
URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT OFFICE, 13 BY LARGE
JOINTLY CAMPAIGN, DEPARTMENT, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND THE AIMED AT ENSURING THAT THE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT MARRED QUANTITIES OF REFUSE LITTERING PUBLIC PLACES.
THE CLEAN-UP WILL BE LAUNCHED AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY AT THE CHEUNG NING STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, TO KWA WAN.
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AMONG THOSE PRESENT WILL BE URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR PAO PING-WING;
BOARD CHAIRMAN,
SIK-KONO; KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT
MR WONG
AND THE
CHAIRMAN AND
DISTRICT BOARD'S TANG TAI-CHURN
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY
MR RESPECTIVELY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, AND WONG CHI-KEUNG.
WINNERS OF A
CLEAN BUILDING
COMPETITION
WILL
BE PRESENTED
PRIZES AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE
LAUNCHING
OF THE KOWLOON CITY (FEBRUARY 9) AT THE HEUNG ROAD),
DISTRICT YEAR-END CLEAN-UP AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY CHRUNG NING STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT (NEAR SHEUNG TO KWA WAN.
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