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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1979

GOVERNMENT AGAIN TAKES LEAD IN FUEL SAVING

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REPORTS FROM HEADS OF 39 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ASKED TO INTRODUCE SPECIFIC FUEL SAVING MEASURES STARTING IN APRIL HAVE REVEALED THAT IN ADDITION MANY HAVE THOUGHT UP THEIR OWN IDEAS FOR SAVING FUEL.

AIR CONDITIONING IN SOME OFFICES IS BEING SWITCHED OFF BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 1.30 P.M, AS WELL AS BEING SWITCHED ON LATER IN THE MORNING AND SWITCHED OFF EARLIER AT NIGHT.

FUEL ECONOMY OFFICERS OR FUEL WARDENS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO ENSURE ECONOMIES ARE MADE AND COST REDUCTION COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN

RE-ESTABLISHED.

MOST DEPARTMENTS HAVE CONCENTRATED ON REDUCING LIGHTING AND AIR CONDITIONING TO A MINIMUM CONDUCIVE WITH THE EFFICIENT WORKING OF THEIR STAFF.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: +IN THE EAST WING OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES A SAVING OF 14.6 PER CENT WAS ACHIEVED IN UNITS OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMED IN MAY THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH MAY 1978 AT VERY LITTLE PERSONAL DISCOMFORT TO EVERYONE WORKING IN THE BUILDING,+

AT THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT OCEAN CENTRE A SAVING OF 52 PER CENT IN UNITS OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMED WAS ACHIEVED ON LIGHTING ALONE BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY THIS YEAR WHILE THE SAVING AS A WHOLE IN THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICES WAS 40 PER CENT OR EQUIVALENT TO A SAVING OF NEARLY $9,000,

HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING STAFF TO ECONOMISE ON THE USE OF ELECTRICITY AT HOME AND TO URGE THEIR FRIENDS AND ALL THOSE THEY MEET IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES TO FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE.

SIR JACK VISITS FORESTRY CAMP

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED A FORESTRY CAMP IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS PART OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

ACCOMPANIED BY LADY CATER, SIR JACK SAW 35 YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING PART IN THE SIX-DAY CAMP IN TWISK COUNTRY PARK ON TA! MO SHAN WHICH HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. THE AIM OF THE CAMP IS TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY WORK.

/SIR JACK