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SHE HOPED THAT THEIR CHILDREN, WHO ARE STUDENTS TODAY, WOULD INHERIT THE AMBITIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THEIR PARENTS AND HELP BUILD A BETTER AND MORE PROSPEROUS HONG KONG ON COMPLETION OF THEIR EDUCATION.
THE SING TAO MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS AWARD SCHEME, SHE SAID, WAS BUT ONE OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PERSEVERE AND EXCEL IN THEIR STUDIES.
"THERE IS NO LACK OF ENCOURAGEMENT ON THE PART OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO OUR YOUNG STUDENTS TO DO WELL IN THEIR STUDIES,' SHE STRESSED.
FIRE SAFETY ADVICE FOR GRAVE-SWEEPERS
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE EXTRA CARE IN HANDLING FIRE WHEN THEY VISIT THEIR ANCESTRAL GRAVES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL PERIOD.
THE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTRY PARKS PROTECTION OFFICER, MR LAI CHING-WAI, SAID: "FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CURRENT FIRE SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1989 UP TO THE END OF THIS MONTH, A TOTAL OF 158 FIRES OCCURRED IN COUNTRY PARKS, DAMAGING 1,332 HECTARES OF PLANTATIONS AND SOME 84,160 TREES.
"ON THE LAST CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL DAY, 21 REPORTS OF HILL FIRES WITHIN COUNTRY PARKS WERE RECEIVED, DAMAGING 108 HECTARES OF PLANTATIONS AND SOME 780 TREES."
MR LAI SAID IF THE WEATHER TURNED DRY AND THE GRAVE-SWEEPERS WERE CARELESS IN HANDLING THEIR WORSHIPPING ITEMS, MORE COUNTRYSIDE FIRES WOULD BE EXPECTED DURING THE COMING CHING MING FESTIVAL.
"IN VIEW OF THE POTENTIAL HIGH FIRE RISK, THE DEPARTMENT HAS MOBILISED 23 TEAMS OF 200 FIRE FIGHTERS ON STAND-BY DUTIES ROUND THE CLOCK TO SAFEGUARD COUNTRY PARK PLANTATIONS DURING THE CKING FESTIVAL PERIOD, HE SAID.
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THE AFD FIRE FIGHTERS WILL BE JOINED BY SIX TEAMS OF 100 AID SERVICES PERSONNEL.
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MR LAI SAID MOST OF THE COUNTRYSIDE FIRES WERE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE AND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF PEOPLE OBSERVED SIMPLE RULES.
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