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SATURDAY, APRIL 3. 1982

ENTRIES TO BOTH COMPETITIONS WILL BE JUDGED BY DIFFERENT PANELS OF ADJUDICATORS AND SCHOOLS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

FOR BOTH COMPETITIONS, THE FIRST THREE WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES VALUED AT $500, $300 AND $200 RESPECTIVELY. THERE WILL ALSO BE 12 MERIT PRIZES FOR EACH SECTION.

IN ADDITION, ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE SOUVENIRS.

THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION HAS ALREADY SENT OUT CIRCULARS CONTAINING REGULATIONS AND OTHER DETAILS OF THE COMPETITIONS AS WELL AS ENTRY FORMS TO SOME 2 000 SCHOOLS. FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE COMPETITIONS PLEASE CALL THE NARCOTICS DIVISION AT 5-295140 OR THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION AT 5-779007.

GRAVE VISITORS URGED TO KEEP COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN

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PEOPLE GOING TO CEMETERIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL AND EASTER HOLIDAY-MAKERS ARE TODAY URGED TO KEEP THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST LITTERBUGS WILL BE STEPPED UP DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.

LITTERING COULD COST A GRAVE VISITOR, A PICNICKER OR A HIKER $5 000 ON FIRST CONVICTION FOR A LITTER OFFENCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ON THE OTHER HAND, KEEPING THE PUBLIC CEMETERIES AND THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN BY MAKING USE OF THE REFUSE BINS OR REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS PROVIDED THERE WOULD COST NOTHING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ONE OF THE BEST EFFORTS TO AVOID LITTERING A PUBLIC PLACE IS TO BRING ALONG WITH YOU A PLASTIC BAG FOR DISPOSAL OF LITTER WHILE OUT ON A JOURNEY.

+PLASTIC BAGS ARE BETTER THAN PAPER BAGS BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO TEAR OR LEAK.+

TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE NEED OF KEEPING THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN, A NUMBER OF WARNING BOARDS ARE BEING PUT UP IN THE RURAL AREAS AND ON OUTLYING ISLANDS.

+KEEP THE PICNIC SPOT CLEAN AND HAVE A NICE DAY+ IS THE MESSAGE WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO GET ACROSS AND WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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