THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1991
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MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL FIRE SAFETY ADVICE
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THE
AND AGRICULTURE
FISHERIES
ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE EXTRA CARE VISIT THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE COMING PERIOD.
DEPARTMENT
TODAY (THUR. DAY }
IN HANDLING FIRES WHEN ILEY MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL HO! [DAY
MING LANTERN CANDLE-LIT
"VISITORS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM RELEASING ANY HUNG AND BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH BARBECUE FIRES AND HAND-HELD LANTERNS, THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR C.C. LAY,
SAID.
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ONE OF
ACCORDING TO MR LAY, THE ANNUAL MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IS
FIRES BROKE OUT IN THE HIGH FIRE-RISK PERIODS. A TOTAL OF SIX HILL COUNTRY PARKS DURING THE LAST FESTIVAL.
COUNTRYSIDE ILLEGALLY OR ANYWHERE IN THE
MR LAY SAID IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE FORESTS AND ORDINANCE AND THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE TO LIGHT FIRE TO RELEASE A HUNG MING LANTERN IN A COUNTRY PARK OR COUNTRYSIDE.
TO A ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRES INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS MAY LEAD
IMPRISONMENT WHILE A SIMILAR MAXIMUM FIND OF $5,000 AND ONE YEAR'S
$2,000 OFFENCE COMMITTED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF
HE SAID. AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT,
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ILLEGAL
HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE FIVE PROSECUTIONS AGAINST THE USE OF FIRE IN COUNTRY PARKS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND OFFENDERS FINED AN AVERAGE OF $500.
WERE
ATDS EDUCATION CAMP INVITES APPLICATIONS
16
19 AND
AND HELD 20
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INVITATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FROM PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 30 TO TAKE PART IN A TWO-DAY AIDS EDUCATION CAMP FOR YOUTH TO BE AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE BETWEEN OCTOBER (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY).
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'SHARING THE CHALLENGE" A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BEARING THE THEME
TODAY
THE (THURSDAY)
CAMP DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID
IS AIMED AT HIV AROUSING AWARENESS AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION ABOUT THE RISK OF INFECTION AND ITS RELATION TO SEXUAL PRACTICES.
HELPS ALSO IT
THEM FOSTER
A
CARRIERS, THE
SYMPATHETIC AND SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE AMONG THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS AIDS PATIENTS AND SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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