WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993
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CAUSES OF HILL FIRES EXPLAINED
THE MAIN CAUSE OF HILL FIRES IS CARELESSNESS IN THE HANDLING OF JOSS-STICKS DURING ANCESTOR WORSHIP, IN THE BURNING OF WEEDS OR RUBBISH BY VILLAGERS AND IN BARBECUING OUTSIDE DESIGNATED SITES.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID THE TOTAL AREA OF VEGETATION AFFECTED BY HILL FIRES IN THE 1992/93 FIRE SEASON SO FAR WAS 9,401 HECTARES, OF WHICH 2,285 HECTARES LAY WITHIN COUNTRY PARKS.
"SMOKING IS NOT A MAJOR CAUSE OF HILL FIRES AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO BAN SMOKING IN COUNTRY PARKS AT PRESENT, HE SAID
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GOVT TO RECEIVE FINAL REPORT
ON CHINESE MRDICINE THIS YEAR
THE WORKING PARTY ON CHINESE MEDICINE IS EXPECTED TO SUBMIT ITS FINAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT THIS YEAR.
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE ACTING SECRETARY HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS SHELLEY LAU, SAID THE WORKING PARTY RECEIVED MORE THAN 200 COMMENTS FROM PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SINCE PUBLICATION OF ITS INTERIM REPORT LAST YEAR.
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"IT HAS STUDIED THE VIEWS RECEIVED AND IS NOW FINALISING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, MRS LAU SAID.
"IT IS INTENDED THAT THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION WITHIN THIS YEAR,' SHE ADDED,
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