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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
THE NEXT MORNING A FULL-SCALE BATTLE WILL TAKE PLACE ΤΟ CULMINATE A 24-HOUR JILITARY EXERCISE WHICH WOULD KEEP THE YOUNG VOLUNTEERS EAGER FOR THE ENCOUNTER.
THE NEXT EXERCISE. WHICH WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH, WILL CONCENTRATE IN DEFENCE, AND WITH THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE TWO OPERATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT WOULD BE WELL- PREPARED FOR A MAJOR MILITARY EXERCISE INVOLVING REGULAR TROOPS IN NOVEMBER.
SIMPLE SOLUTION TO LITTER PROBLEM IN THE MOUNTAINS
A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LOCAL MOUNTAINEERING CIRCLE TODAY (SUNDAY) APPEALED TO HIKERS, MOUNTAINEERS AND COUNTRYSIDE VISITORS
IN SOLVING THE FOR THEIR SUPPORT
LITTER PROBLEM IN HONG KONG'S MOUNTAINS.
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THE 'THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION. IN FACT. A VERY SIMPLE ONE,"
OF HON PRESIDENT
THE HONG KONG MOUNTAINEERING UNION, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID.
"TAKE YOUR LITTER AWAY, OR DEPOSIT THEM IN THE ROADSIDE
LITTER
BINS.
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'WITH SO LITTLE EFFORT, YOUR CO-OPERATION CAN HELP TO KEEP MOUNTAINS CLEAN.
OUR
SIR DAVID WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE LION ROCK COUNTRY PARK TO START OFF A SERIES OF CLEANING EXPEDITIONS ORGANISED IN SUPPORT OF THE WORLD DAY OF THE CLEAN MOUNTAINS.
DESIGNATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ALPINIST ASSOCIATIONS, THE WORLD DAY OF THE CLEAN MOUNTAINS WAS TODAY CELEBRATED CONCURRENTLY BY MANY COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
THE DAY WOULD BE OBSERVED IN THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 17 AND 18 NEXT YEAR.
SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE
ON
THE
THE UNDERLYING GOAL FOR THIS DAY IS TO REACH OUT AND ACTIVATE PROTECTION OF THE LARGEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE TO THE NEED FOR A BETTER THE MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT.
A DENSELY COVERED WITH
WAS SIR DAVID SAID DESPITE THE FACT THAT HONG KONG
AREA WAS POPULATED MODERN CITY, OVER HALF OF ITS LAND HILLS AND HIGH MOUNTAINS.
"THIS HILLY AREA IS MAINLY USED AS OUR WATER GATHERING AND AS COUNTRY PARKS FOR US TO ENJOY OUTDOOR RECREATION.
GROUNDS
"MOST PEOPLE .....
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