SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1991
CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME LAUNCHED
SCHOOL
THE
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS) OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD), MR FRANK LAU, TODAY
PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY
STUDENTS AND (SATURDAY) CALLED ON THE
TO MAKE COUNTRY PARKS CLEANER AND COUNTRYSIDE LOVERS, TO JOIN IN GREENER.
CLEAN AND GREEN LAM COUNTRY PARK,
OFFICIATING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE SCHEME 1991 AT THE TWISK MANAGEMENT CENTRE IN TAI MR LAU SAID THE SCHEME, WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1982, WAS AN ANNUAL EVENT THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND TO GET THE PUBLIC INVOLVED IN KEEPING
GREEN.
HE SAID LAST YEAR, THE SCHEME ATTRACTED 10,000 PARTICIPANTS. ANNOUNCING THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES, MR LAU SAID THE MAIN EVENTS
PARK
FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR OF THE SCHEME WOULD LAST FROM DECEMBER TO END OF DURING WHICH SEPARATE COMPETITIONS CATERING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, VISITORS AND HIKERS WOULD BE ORGANISED.
PHASES.
THE "KNOW YOUR COUNTRYSIDE TREES QUIZ" CONSISTS OF TWO PHASE I INVOLVES LITTER COLLECTION IN COUNTRY PARKS WHILE IN PHASE II, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO COUNTRYSIDE TREES.
END OF JANUÁRY NEXT YEAR,
THE TILL
WEEKDAYS
HE SAID: "FROM MONDAY SCHOOLS AND ORGANISED GROUPS CAN TAKE PART TREE TENDING IN COUNTRY PARKS ON ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFD.
HOLIDAYS,
"ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATE IN LITTER COLLECTION AT 10 PARKS.
IN LITTER COLLECTION OR OR SATURDAYS WITH PRIOR
COUNTRY PARK VISITORS CAN DESIGNATED SITES IN COUNTRY
ENTRY "AFTER COMPLETING PHASE I, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GIVEN AN
THE QUIZ REQUIRIES FORM FOR THE 'KNOW YOUR COUNTRYSIDE TREES QUIZ'.
AND ANSWER TWO THEM TO IDENTIFY SIX COMMON COUNTRYSIDE TREE SPECIES QUESTIONS ON COUNTRYSIDE TREES."
IF MORE THAN ONE PARTICIPANT GET THE BEST RESULT, WINNERS BE SELECTED BY A LUCKY DRAW. THERE WILL BE 10 ATTRACTIVE PRIZES.
WILL
MR LAU SAID FOR HIKERS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN DESIGNING HIKING AND GREEN" SCENIC ROUTE ROUTES, THEY MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE "CLEAN COMPETITION.
"THE ROUTE MUST COVER AT LEAST A SHORT SECTION OF THE MACLEHOSK PARTICIPANTS SHOULD TRAIL AND BE CONSIDERED SCENIC, CLEAN AND GREEN.
A REPORT HAVE ACTUALLY TRIED THE ROUTE THEMSELVES, AND THEN COMPLETE ON THE ENTRY FORM."
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR ENTRIES TO AFD OR ANY PARKS VISITOR CENTRES NOT LATER THAN THE END OF FEBRUARY.
COUNTRY
/ENTRY FORMS