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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1982

+SHUTTERBUGS+ OUTINGS TO COUNTRY PARKS

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TO HELP ENTHUSIASTIC +SHUTTERBUGS DISCOVER SOME OF THE LESSER KNOWN ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY PARKS, THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY IS SUPPORTING A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHIC OUTINGS ORGANISED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPH PROCESSING FIRM, THE ELEGANT COLOUR PHOTO CENTRE.

THE FIRST OUTING WILL BE ON SUNDAY (MARCH 14) WHEN GROUPS OF CAMERA BUFFS WILL VISIT THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK. ANOTHER SEVEN OUTINGS TO OTHER COUNTRY PARKS ARE PLANNED UNTIL OCTOBER.

THESE OUTINGS WILL CULMINATE IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION FOR THE BEST PICTURES WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE SITES WHERE THE VISITS WILL BE MADE ARE CHOSEN BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE ORGANISERS AND SPONSORS.

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT PLANS TO USE THE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR CALENDARS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID +WHILE ARDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECORD THE COUNTRY PARKS AND THE IR ENVIRONS ON FILM THE WAY THEY SEE IT, THE SUBSEQUENT EXHIBITION WOULD ALSO GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS PROMOTING THE LESSER KNOWN ASPECTS OF THE PARKS.

+FROM A MANAGEMENT POINT OF VIEW. THIS COULD ALSO HELP TO PREVENT THE OVER-USE OF SOME OF THE PARKS,+ HE SAID.

THE LAST AND ALSO THE EIGHTH OUTING IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY OCTOBER AND THE EXHIBITION WILL FOLLOW IN DECEMBER.

PRIZES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISERS AND SPONSORS FOR THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHS FROM EACH OUTING AND FOR THE OVERALL COMPETITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE OUTINGS.

NEW STANDING COMMISSION MEMBER

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MRS ALICE LAM AS A NEW MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. HER APPOINTMENT WILL RUN FOR TWO YEARS, WITH EFFECT FROM MARCH 10, 1982.

MRS LAM IS MANAGER OF THE LOANS DEPARTMENT OF THE HANG SENG BANK LTD.

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