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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989
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"ALL OF US CAN HELP KEEP
COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND TIDY SIMPLY BY MAKING GOOD USE OF THE LARGE NUMBERS OF LITTER BINS AND LITTER STOCKADES PROVIDED IN THE PARKS, OR BETTER STILL, BY TAKING OUR LITTER HOME," HE CONTINUED.
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ANOTHER OFFICIATING GUEST, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, RECALLED THAT THE "CLEAN AND GREEN" SCHEME WAS FIRST INAUGURATED IN 1983, WHEN ONLY 5,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.
THE SCHEME HAD NOW BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT AND IN 1988 IT DREW WELL OVER 11,400 PARTICIPANTS.
"WE HOPE THIS POPULARITY WILL CONTINUE 90 THAT THE MESSAGE OF KEEPING COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN CAN BE SPREAD FURTHER AND WIDER, DR LEE SAID.
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HE SAID THE ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR INCLUDED THE "CLEAN AND GREEN" WALK, VOLUNTARY SERVICES IN LITTER COLLECTION AND TREE TENDING IN COUNTRY PARKS AND A "BEST COUNTRYSIDE TREE" COMPETITION. THE ACTIVITIES WOULD CARRY ON TILL THE END OF FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR,
"ALL ARE WELCOME то TAKE PART AND PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED EACH ACTIVITY WILL BE GIVEN A MEMENTO SOUVENIR WHILE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE AWARDED WITH SPECIAL PRIZES, DR LEE ADDED.
HE THANKED THE BAYER CHINA COMPANY FOR SPONSORING THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME AND THE ROTARY CLUB, HONG KONG HARBOUR FOR DONATING PRIZES FOR THE "BEST COUNTRYSIDE TREE" COMPETITION,
MR WARREN MAN AND MR CHARLES WONG, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BAYER CHINA COMPANY AND PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB, HONG KONG HARBOUR, RESPECTIVELY, ALSO OFFICIATED AT TODAY'S LAUNCHING CEREMONY.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS WERE MR CARLOS CHEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD (CPB). AND MR DANIEL TO, CHAIRMAN OF THE "CLEAN AND GREEN" SCHEME WORKING GROUP UNDER THE CPB'S PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF SOUVENIRS AND RIBBON-CUTTING, THE PARTY FORMALLY KICKED OFF THE SCHEME BY TAKING THE LEAD IN A "CLEAN AND GREEN" WALK ALONG THE TWISK SECTION OF THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL.
ABOUT 250 BOY SCOUTS, GIRL GUIDES AND YOUNGSTERS FROM THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND HIKING GROUPS TOOK PART IN THE WALK, WHICH MARKED THE FIRST IN A SERIES TO BE HELD ALONG THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL ON ALL SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 4 PM.
THE OFFICIATING PARTY STOPPED ON THE WAY AND TALKED то SOME YOUNGSTERS WHO WERE ASSISTING IN LITTER PICKING AND TREE TENDING WORK.
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TO FACILITATE THE "CLEAN AND GREEN" WALK, 10 POSTS WILL BE UP ALONG THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL AND PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE ONE SECTION OF THE TRAIL AND RETURN A FULL BAG OF LITTER то ANY OF THE POSTS WILL BE GIVEN A SOUVENIR.
/ANYONE WHO ...