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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1982

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PUBLIC INVITED TO TAKE PART IN TREE PLANTING SCHEME

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THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLANT TREES IN THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

ON SUNDAY (MAY 9) TREE SEEDLINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PLANTING BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INSIDE SIX COUNTRY PARKS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF HONG KONG.

VISITORS WISHING TO PLANT TREES AT THESE PARKS WILL BE ISSUED WITH SEEDLINGS BY STAFF OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AT THE SUMMIT OF ROUTE TWISK BY THE TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK; IN THE SOUTH LANTAU COUNTRY PARK NEAR THE NAM SHAN CAMPSITE ON LANTAU ISLAND; IN THE PAT SIN LENG COUNTRY PARK NEAR BRIDE'S POOL; IN THE CLEAR WATER BAY COUNTRY PARK NEAR THE TAI AU MUN PUBLIC CARPARK IN THE WEST SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK NEAR THE PUBLIC CARPARK AT PAK TAM CHUNG, AND AT THE QUARRY BAY COUNTRY PARK YANAGEMENT CENTRE ON HONG KONG ISLAND. THESE SEEDLINGS CAN BE COLLECTED FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM ON SUNDAY.

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN WILL INTRODUCE THE SCHEME AT TWISK COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE IN THE TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD, COMMUNITY LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION PROJECTS, ORGANISED HIKING GROUPS, SERVICE CLUBS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WHO WILL PLANT SOME 300 TREES AT TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK.

APART FROM PLANTING 400 000 TREES EACH YEAR IN THE COUNTRY PARKS, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ALSO SUPPLIES TREES TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND WELFARE ORGANISATIONS FOR PLANTING IN THEIR OWN AREAS. SOME 3 600 TREES WERE GIVEN TO THESE ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS EITHER FREE OF CHARGE OR AT A REDUCED PRICE LAST YEAR.

NEW PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA AT KWAI CHUNG

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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE MR P.E.J. DAVY, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MR DEACON CHIU, WILL OPEN THE RAMI LER CHANNEL PUSLIC CARGO WORKING AREA AT WING SHUN STREET, KWAI CHUNG, AT 10.20 AM ON FRIDAY (MAY 7).

THE PUBLIC CARCO VORKING APEA PROVIDES VALULELE SEAFRONTAGE FOR CARGO HANDLING CTIVITIES !: TSUEN WA' AND

THE AREA VILL SE LOVILED PART OF THE TYPHOON CHILTE!.

ELOPENTO ALO PLETED BY 1

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