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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1991
CYC MEMBERS SET GOOD EXAMPLE IN CONSERVING COUNTRY PARKS
THE GOOD PERFORMANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY (CYC) IN THIS YEAR'S COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME FULLY THEIR HIGH SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, (THURSDAY).
YOUTH CLUB DEMONSTRATES SPIRIT, THE SAID TODAY
HE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1990-91 CYC COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME AT THE NAM CHEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE.
DR LEE POINTED OUT THAT APART FROM KEEPING OUR COUNTRY PARKS CLEANER AND GREENER FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE PARTICIPANTS HAD ALSO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHER PARK-USERS TO FOLLOW."
"I HOPE THAT AFTER LEARNING HOW TO PROTECT, IMPROVE AND MAKE GOOD USE OF THE PARK, CYC MEMBERS COULD HELP SPREAD THE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION MESSAGE TO THEIR FELLOW CLASSMATES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS SO THAT MORK WOULD JOIN IN CONSERVING OUR COUNTRY PARKS.
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DR LEE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG RONG HARBOUR FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP TO THE SCHEME.
HE ALSO THANKED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE SCHEME.
EDUCATION,
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SAME CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF MR Y.T. LI, NOTED THAT SOME 7,800 CYC MEMBERS FROM 49 SCHOOLS HAD JOINED THE SCHEME THIS YEAR AND HAD CARRIED OUT A WIDE VARIETY OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT WORK IN 10 COUNTRY PARKS.
HE SAID THE SCHEME PROVIDED CYC MEMBERS A CHANCE TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THEIR MOTTO OF "LEARN, BE CONCERNED AND SERVE".
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY TODAY WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG HARBOUR, MR CHARLES LAM.
DURING THE CEREMONY, CERTIFICATES AND SOUVENIRS WERE PRESENTED TO THE PARTICIPATING CYC SCHOOLS BY THE OFFICIATING GUESTS.
THE GUESTS THEN TOURED AN EXHIBITION SHOWING CYC PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES OF THIS YEAR'S COUNTRY PARKS
MEMBERS ADOPTION
SCHEME.
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