SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1993
THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN FORESTRY WORK CAMPS
A TOTAL OF 2,370 YOUNG PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THIS SUMMER'S FORESTRY WORK CAMPS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
REVIEWING THE ANNUAL OUTDOOR PROGRAMME TODAY (SUNDAY), AN AFD SPOKESMAN SAID IT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH 136 WORK CAMPS (99 THREE-DAY AND 37 FIVE-DAY CAMPS) ORGANISED BETWEEN JULY 5 AND AUGUST
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LAST YEAR, THERE WERE ONLY 1,978 YOUNGSTERS JOINING 103 WORK
"THIS SHOWS THAT MORE AND MORE OF OUR YOUNGER GENERATION HAVE BEGUN TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN HELPING TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE OUR COUNTRYSIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY,' HE SAID.
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IN THE CAMPS, PARTICIPANTS PERFORMED DAILY FORESTRY WORK INCLUDING SITE CLEANSING AND MAINTENANCE, TREE PLANTING AND TENDING AS WELL AS PATH MENDING.
THEY ALSO TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES APART FROM PROPERLY USING FACILITIES IN COUNTRY PARKS.
THIS YEAR SOME 76 CAMPS FOR VARIOUS GROUPS WERE ARRANGED BY AFD, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE WHILE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORGANISED 60 CAMPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
CAMPING FACILITIES IN 17 COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, ON LANTAU AND HONG KONG ISLAND WERE WIDELY USED BY THE CAMPERS.
THE SPOKESMAN THANKED RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS VARIOUS VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN CO-ORGANISING THE SUMMER ACTIVITIES.
SPECIAL TRIBUTE MUST BE PAID TO THE ROYAL HONG CLUB FOR GENEROUSLY DONATING DAILY ALLOWANCES TO CAMPERS,
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KONG JOCKEY HE ADDED.
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