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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1989
TELEVISION WITH
START WITH A LAUNCHING THE 1989 SCHEME WILL
EVENT JOINTLY HONG KONG ORGANISED WITH THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303,
BROADCASTS LIMITED, ON AND MACAU, IN CONJUNCTION
AT PAK TAM MARCH 19 BEGINNING AT 10.30 AM AT A SCENIC PLANTING SITE AU, SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK.
OFFICIATING WILL BE SENIOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR ALLEN LEE, AS WELL AS 500 SCHOOL WITH ABOUT 1,000 LIONS LEADERS AND MEMBERS CHILDREN TAKING PART. THEY WILL PLANT THE FIRST TREES OF THE YEAR.
PLANTING PUBLIC ΤΟ FROM DURING THE PERIOD
DR LEE SAID THAT FOLLOWING THE LAUNCHING EVENT, EIGHT SITES IN SELECTED COUNTRY PARKS WOULD BE OPENED FOR THE PLANT TREES ON SUNDAYS MARCH 24 TO APRIL 30.
AND
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
WO. THE EIGHT PLANTING SITES ARE TAI MO SHAN, TAI MEI TUK, MUI
AND ΤΑΙ TONG POK FU LAM, QUARRY BAY, PAK TAM CHUNG, CLEAR WATER BAY
STAFF
DUTY ON
ΤΟ
FREE TREE WILL BE WHERE COUNTRY PARK SEEDLINGS, TOOLS AND ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUIRED.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE
FOR
GROUPS TO TAKE PART IN THE PLANTING PROGRAMME. ORGANISATIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S UNIT ON 3-7332121 FOR ARRANGEMENTS.
DR LEE SAID THE INCREASING POPULARITY
PROVIDE
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY INTERESTED SCHOOLS OR CONSERVATION EDUCATION
OF
THE COMMUNITY TREE AWARENESS
PLANTING SCHEME WAS A GOOD INDICATION OF THE GROWING PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION.
REACHED
THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1988 SCHEME RECORD OF 19,300 WHICH WAS 12 TIMES THE 1982 FIGURE OF 1,700.
A NEW
GROUPS IN THE TREE
H
HE ADDED.
"I HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL COME FORWARD IN PLANTING DAYS AHEAD TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT,
APPOINTMENTS TO ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD ANNOUNCED
MR
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR EDWARD HO SING-TIN TO SUCCEED
OF THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD JASON YUEN KING-YUK AS CHAIRMAN (AAB), IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
12 YEARS, JOINED
MR YUEN, WHO SERVED THE BOARD FOR MORE THAN AS A MEMBER IN 1977 AND BECAME CHAIRMAN IN AUGUST 1986.
THE TERM OF THE NEW BOARD WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 1990.
IS AN ARCHITECT,
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MR HO, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. AND IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.
THE GOVERNOR