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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1993
(HONG
THE SEMINAR WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE OF HOUSING KONG BRANCH) AND HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF HOUSING, AND SPONSORED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
IT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 100 BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS, FLAT OWNERS, AND MEMBERS OF OWNERS' CORPORATIONS
OWNERS' COMMITTERS.
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COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB PRAISED FOR CONSERVING COUNTRY PARKS
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FISHERIES,
THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND TODAY (SATURDAY) PRAISED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR HELPING TO CONSERVE COUNTRY PARKS.
DR LAWRENCE LEE, YOUTH CLUB (CYC)
IN LAUNCHING THIS YEAR'S CYC COUNTRY PARK ADOPTION SCHEME AT THE SPACE MUSEUM IN TSIM SHA TSUI, DR LEE SAID THE MEMBERS' HARD WORK AND SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY HAD SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SCHEME AIMS то FOSTER A SENSE OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AMONG STUDENTS.
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"CYC MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN TRER PLANTING AND TENDING, APPLYING FERTILISER, WEEDING, PATH MAINTENANCR AND LITTER COLLECTION, THIS DEMONSTRATES THEIR CARE AND CONCERN FOR COUNTRY PARKS, DR LEE SAID.
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IN VIEW OF THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT, FROM THIS YEAR THE SCHEME WILL BE EXTENDED FROM A ONE-YEAR TO A THREE-YEAR PROJECT. IT WILL STRESS ON PERSISTENCE AND CONTINUITY IN PARTICIPATION.
HE BELIEVED THAT THROUGH A LONGER-TERM PROJECT, A CONSISTENT AND BROADER RANGF OF SUCH ACTIVITIES COULD BE OFFERED FOR CYC MEMBERS.
DR LEE SAID THE SCHEME HAD PROVED TO BE A POPULAR SCHOOL PROJECT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1989. THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS HAS INCREASED FROM 10 IN 1989 TO 70 THIS YEAR, 1,200 STUDENTS.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, AN ASSISTANT EDUCATION, MR HO CHI-LEUNG, SAID THE SCHEME HAD BEEN SUPPORT FROM SCHOOLS.
PARTICIPATING INVOLVING SOME
DIRECTOR OF GAINING MORE
THIS YEAR, A RECORD NUMBER OF 72 SCHOOLS TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME, WITH 420 STUDENTS ENROLLED AS JUNIOR COUNTRY PARK WARDENS,
SOME 5,000 PARTICIPANTS WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 7,000 MAN-DAYS OF SERVICES, HE ADDED.
MR HO THANKED THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY FOR PROVIDING FORESTRY WORK TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS.
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