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"IF ANY SUCH DRIVING OFFENCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE CAUSING A PROBLEM, IT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE DOP SYSTEM," HE SAID.
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THE DOP SYSTEM IS ONE SUBJECT TO REVIEW FROM TIME TO TIME. IF ANY DRIVING OFFENCE IDENTIFIED TO BE CAUSING A PROBLEM, CONSIDERATION WILL BE INCLUDING IT IN THE SYSTEM.
HE SAID THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE DEPARTMENT APPLYING DOUBLE STANDARD IN ENFORCING DRIVING OFFENCES ON EXPRESSWAYS VIS-A-VIS ORDINARY ROADS AS IMPLIED BY SOME MEDIA REPORTS.
COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN STARTS
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HONG KONG'S FIGHTERS OF COUNTRYSIDE FIRES MAY HAVE À TOUGH JOB IN THE FORTHCOMING DRY SEASON BECAUSE THE RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR IS JUST ABOUT 66 PER CENT OF THE AVERAGE RECORD, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS), MR S.P. LAU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE 1991/92 COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN AT THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK, MR LAU APPEALED TO ALL COUNTRYSIDE VISITORS TO TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION ΤΟ PREVENT FIRE FROM DESTROYING OUR COUNTRYSIDE.
"THE COUNTRYSIDE OF HONG KONG IS FOR US TO ENJOY, NOT to DESTROY," MR LAU STRESSED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN THE LAST DRY SEASON, 184 HILL FIRES BROKE OUT IN OR NEAR THE COUNTRY PARKS, DAMAGING NEARLY 90,000 TREES.
"THE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY HILL FIRES DOES NOT RESTRICT то COUNTRYSIDE VEGETATION. OUR COUNTRYSIDE LANDSCAPE QUALITY, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SOIL STABILITY ARE ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
"AND, WORSE STILL, HILL FIRE COULD ENDANGER HUMAN LIFE AND
PROPERTIES.
HE RECALLED THAT DURING THE LAST CHING MING FESTIVAL, FIVE GRAVE-WORSHIPPERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY A HILL FIRE ON TSING YI ISLAND AND ONE OF THEM DIED SUBSEQUENTLY.
"THIS INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR MORE PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION IN THE PREVENTION OF HILL FIRES, HE SAID.
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MR LAU NOTED THAT OVER THE PAST YEARS, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD DEVELOPED AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM IN PREVENTING, DETECTING AND FIGHTING HILL FIRES.
"WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES VOLUNTERÅS ON PATROL DUTIES AND FIRE-FIGHTING DUTIES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
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