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SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1994
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THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT'S CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 482 COMPLAINTS OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1.707 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 527 REMOVAL ORDERS ON THE UNAUTHORISED WORKS.
1,210
THE DEPARTMENT'S DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION ALSO INSPECTED BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED THREE EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE
COURT.
PUBLIC URGED TO PLANT TREES
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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. DR LAWRENCE TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO TAKE PART TN THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME NOW IN FULL SWING.
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HE MADE THE APPEAL AT THE OPENING OF THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION'S 'GREENING OF HONG KONG 94" AT PAK TAM ALL IN THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK.
THE ACTIVITY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
DR LEE POINTED OUT THAT TREE PLANTING COULD GIVE LOCAL RESIDENTS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN LIFE AND ENHANCE THEIR AWARENESS OF NATURE.
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TREES ARE HONG KONG'S PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCES. THEY PROVIDE FRESH AIR, BEAUTIFY OUR ENVIRONMENT, PREVENT SOIL EROSION AND OFFER NATURAL HABITATS TO THE MANY WILD LIFE SPECIES.
"BUT REGRETTABLY. MANY OF OUR TREES
ARE DESTROYED IN
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COUNTRYSIDE FIRES EACH YEAR, HE SAID.
AS COUNTRYSIDE FIRES WERE MOSTLY CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS, THEY COULD BE PREVENTED 1F LOCAL RESIDENTS HAD BEEN MADE MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND HAD HELPED PROTECT THEM. HE SAID.
DR LEE SAID MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD HELP IN THIS MEANINGFUL CAUSE BY PLANTING TREES AT FOUR COUNTRY PARKS ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THE FOUR PLANTING SITES ARE AT TAI MO SHAN, LAU SHUI HEUNG IN PAT SIN LENG, QUARRY BAY AND NAM SHAN ON LANTAU.
AS FOR INTERESTED SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS, THEY ARE WELCOME ΤΟ
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT ON TEL 733 2121 FOR SEPARATE ARRANGEMENTS.
A TOTAL OF 16,500 TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED BY MORE THAN 13.000 PARTICIPANTS SINCE THIS YEAR'S SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED ON MARCH 5.
DR LEE THANKED THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING NATURE CONSERVATION IN HONG KONG.
FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION HAS MOBILISED ITS MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WERF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR PETER WONG AND CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION'S CHAIRMAN, MR FUNG SHIU-WING.