THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1980
NEW BOOK WILL DEPICT HONG KONG'S ANIMAL LIFE
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ABOUT 600 ORIGINAL PAINTINGS WHICH CAPTURE IN FULL COLOUR HONG KONG'S MANY DIFFERENT FORMS OF ANIMAL LIFE WILL BE FEATURED IN A NEW BOOK THAT HAS TAKEN LONG HOURS OF RESEARCH TO COMPILE.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY KAREN PHILLIPPS, A LOCAL ARTIST WITH A SPECIAL INTEREST IN NATURAL HISTORY, AND THEY WILL ACCOMPANY A MANUSCRIPT PREPARED BY DR DENNIS S. HILL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY.
A CONTRACT TO PUBLISH THE BOOK WAS SIGNED THIS WEEK WITH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
+AS THIS WILL BE THE FIRST DETAILED SOURCE OF REFERENCE TO HONG KONG'S VARIED RANGE OF ANIMAL LIFE WE EXPECT IT TO AROUSE CONSIDERABLE INTEREST,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR GIS SAID.
+ IT SHOULD APPEAL NOT ONLY TO THE SERIOUS STUDENT OF NATURAL HISTORY BUT ALSO TO THE NON-EXPERT WHO WANTS TO INCREASE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS SPECIES WHICH INHABIT THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE +A COLOUR GUIDE TO HONG KONG ANIMALS+, THE BOOK WILL ENABLE EASY IDENTIFICATION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL ANIMALS, INCLUDING MAMMALS, REPTILES, INSECTS, FRESHWATER FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE, THAT CAN BE FOUND BY CAREFUL OBSERVERS.
IT WILL BE THE SECOND TITLE IN A NEW SERIES INTRODUCED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
AN EARLIER BOOK ON HONG KONG BIRDS FEATURING ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY THE SAME ARTIST HAS PROVED SO POPULAR THAT A SECOND EDITION HAS HAD TO BE PRINTED.
RATEPAYERS REMINDED ON PAYMENT OF RATES FOR THIRD QUARTER
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RATEPAYERS ARE REMINDED THAT RATES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER (JULY TO SEPTEMBER) THIS YEAR MUST BE PAID BY 4 PM ON JULY 31.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY TODAY (THURSDAY) WARNED THAT A SURCHARGE OF FIVE PER CENT WOULD BE IMPOSED ON LATE PAYMENTS.
A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT MAY BE ADDED TO THE AMOUNT, INCLUDING THE INITIAL FIVE PER CENT, IF LATE PAYMENTS ARE STILL NOT PAID SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT RATEPAYERS SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER.
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