SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1988
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN EDUCATION WALKS
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SCHEME
PEOPLE WHO LEARN MORE
WILL
ANNUAL THE POPULAR
COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION WALK
STUDENTS AND PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERESTED
AND THEMSELVES WITH, ENJOY THE OUTDOORS TO FAMILIARISE ABOUT, HONG KONG'S COUNTRYSIDE IN THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS.
THE STARTING FROM OCTOBER 1, GUIDED WALKS WILL BE ORGANISED BY
SCHOOLS AND AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AT 13 LOCATIONS FOR INTERESTED GROUPS OF 30-40 PARTICIPANTS.
THOSE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE SCHEME THE SIXTH SINCE 1983
THE DEPARTMENT'S ARE INVITED TO MAKE ADVANCE BOOKINGS BY TELEPHONING CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT AT 3-7332121.
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ANNOUNCING THE 1988 SCHEME TODAY (SUNDAY), THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR M.K. CHEUNG, BAID THE SCHEME HAD SO POPULAR IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD DIFFICULTY IN SATISFYING THE DEMAND. AS A RESULT, MANY APPLICANTS TO BE LEFT OUT.
GREAT HAD
IN ORDER TO CATER FOR MORE PARTICIPANTS, THE WALK PROGRAMME HAS NINE OF THE BEEN RE-ARRANGED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS FOR 13 WALK ACTIVITIES.
AND PARK THE NEED
MR CHRUNG SAID: "THE SCHEME AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS VISITORS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
OF THE COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT AND TO INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS
FOR CONSERVATION."
SHING MUN
TAI
KONG HERBARIUM, THE 13 LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE HONG ARBORETUM, SAI KUNG COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE, TAI TONG FOREST NURSERY, PO KAU NATURE RESERVE AND THE MOST POPULAR COUNTRY PARKS ON HONG ISLAND, ON LANTAU ISLAND AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
KONG
CENTRE AND TAI THE SHING MUN ARBORETUM, SAI KUNG COUNTRYSIDE
PROGRAMME LAST TONG FOREST NURSERY WERE FIRSTLY INCLUDED IN THE WALK YEAR AND HAVE SCORED THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH IN POPULARITY AFTER THE HONG KONG HERBARIUM WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED 100 YEARS AGO. AND NOW HAS A COLLECTION OF OVER 30,000 LOCAL AND SOUTH CHINA PLANT SPECIMENS.
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DURING WHICH
HOURS "EACH GUIDED WALK WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BRIEFED ON PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, TREE PLANTATIONS AND THEIR PROTECTION, LANDSCAPE AND TREE NURSERY AND COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION WORK,
LOCAL FEATURES, MR CHEUNG SAID.
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HE SAID THAT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE OF PRIMARY ABOVE AND THE NUMBER ADMITTED PER VISIT WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO 40.
OR
WITH THE