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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1994
MR CHEUNG THANKED THE WWF HK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THESE ITEMS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, STRESSING THAT "MARINE CONSERVATION NEEDS SUPPORT FROM THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY".
WWP HK SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MS JO RUXTON, SAID: "ALL TOO OFTEN PEOPLE SEE THE HARBOUR AND THINK THAT THE SEA AROUND HONG KONG IS COMPLETELY DEAD. DESPITE PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AND DREDGING, AND THE RECENT NATURAL DIE BACK OF CORALS IN MIRS BAY, HONG KONG STILL HAS A REMARKABLE VARIETY OF MARINE LIFE."
"HONG KONG HAS SOME 60 SPECIES OF CORALS, AS MANY AS
IN THE CARIBBEAN. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES."
SHE POINTED OUT THAT WWF HK HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE AFD ΤΟ ESTABLISH HONG KONG'S FIRST MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES. TWO MARINE PARKS AT HOI HA WAN AND YAN CHAU TONG, AND A MARINE RESERVE AT CAPE D'AGUILAR ARE PLANNED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 1995.
THE POSTCARD SETS AND THE FIRST-DAY COVERS WILL GO ON SALE FROM NOVEMBER 5 AND 9 RESPECTIVELY AT THE WWF HK SPECIAL COUNTER SET UP AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CENTRAL.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO EITHER MISS PAULINE CHEUNG
OF WWF HK ON 526 1011 OR AFD'S MR CHEUNG ON 733 2356.
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FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY ON SUNDAY
THE "FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY", A HIGHLIGHT OF THE 1994 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY (IYF), WILL
WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 6) FOR FAMILIES TO TAKE PART IN MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY".
THE EVENT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE IYF CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, WILL BE HELD AT VICTORIA PARK AT 2 PM.
IN RESPONSE TO THE UNITED NATIONS' PROCLAMATION OF 1994 AS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE HAVE JOINTLY SET UP THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE TO PLAN STRATEGIES AND ORGANISE ACTIVITIES CELEBRATE THE IYF.
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"WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INSPIRE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO AND THE FAMILY SERIOUSLY AND TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETTER UNDERSTANDING AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS, MRS CHU SAID.
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