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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1994
"THESE HOMES ARE SITUATED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE UNITS, WHERE ORDINARY FAMILIES LIVE," SHE SAID.
BEING
OF EIGHT FAMILY SMALL GROUP
WITH SIX SMALL GROUP HOMES WHERE CHILDREN IN GROUPS CARED FOR
MUCH MORE BY HOUSEPARENTS IN A
HOME-LIKE THE NEW MARK MEMORIAL HOME AND ITS NEARBY HOMES SUPPLEMENTED EACH OTHER IN PROVIDING THESE ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS, MRS PATTEN ADDED,
ENVIRONMENT,
FAMILIES INVITED TO TAKE PART IN GREEN DAY
IN
SPECIAL
ALL HONG KONG FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO ENROL AS PARTICIPANTS
KUNG LARGE SCALE "FAMILY GREEN DAY" TO BE HELD AT THE SAI AREA ON AUGUST 21 (SUNDAY).
A
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD),
TIE IN ONE OF THE ORGANISERS OF THE FUNCTION, SAID IT WAS STAGED TO WITH THIS YEAR'S "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY",
OTHER ORGANISERS INCLUDE TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED (TVB), FRIENDS OF THE COUNTRY PARKS (FCP) AND THE LIONS
EDUCATION
FOUNDATION.
NATURE
"THE OBJECTIVES OF THE 'FAMILY GREEN DAY' ARE TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, ENHANCE THE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN PRESERVING THE TERRITORY'S COUNTRY PARKS AND ΤΟ FOSTER HARMONIOUS RELATIONS AMONG PARTICIPATING FAMILY MEMBERS THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"
PARTICIPANTS, IN FAMILY UNITS OF TWO TO FOUR PERSONS, ARE TO PERFORM A SERIES OF NATURE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING VEGETABLE GROWING, WEEDING, TREE PLANTING, AND APPLYING FERTILISERS AT THE VENUE ON THAT DAY.
GUIDED
AN HOUR
VISIT
OF
BY NATURE CONSERVATION WORK WILL BE FOLLOWED
A ΤΟ THE LIONS NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE NEARBY. FREE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE VENUE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PARTICIPANTS BY THE ORGANISERS.
PARTICIPATING FAMILIES WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO A SERIES OF BE FOLLOW-UP MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LITTER-FREE BARBECUES, TO ORGANISED LATER THIS YEAR BY FCP.
INTERESTED FAMILIES ARE URGED TO APPLY THROUGH TVB AS ENROLMENT HAD COMMENCED YESTERDAY AND WOULD CLOSE ON AUGUST 8. APPLICATION FORMS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE TV WEEK.
THE
SPOKESMAN SAID LOTS WOULD BE DRAWN TO DECIDE THE IF RESPONSE TO THIS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WAS GOOD.
ENTRANTS
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