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+PICNICKERS SHOULD BRING ALONG PRE-COOKED FOOD WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IF THEY BARBECUE, THEY MUST USE DESIGNATED AREAS AND BEFORE LEAVING, THEY MUST ENSURE ALL FIRES ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ANYONE WHO CAUSES A FIRE IN THE COUNTRY PARK IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5 000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT. THE PENALTY FOR CAUSING A FIRE ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IS $2 000.
HE ALSO REMINDED FARMERS WHO BURN OFF AGRICULTURAL WASTE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR TO AVOID LIGHTING A FIRE NEAR BUILDINGS OR DURING WINDY WEATHER.
*THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE, HE SAID.
LEGAL POWER SUPPLY TO LUK HOP VILLAGE *****
LEGAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WAS CONNECTED TO LUK HOP VILLAGE IN SHA TIN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN ASSISTANT SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, PRESSED THE BUTTON AT A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY.
WORK ON THE LEGAL CONNECTIONS TO THE VILLAGE, LOCATED AT SHA TIN HEIGHTS AREA OF TAI PO ROAD, BEGAN IN THE MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR AND WAS COMPLETED BY THE END OF DECEMBER.
ACCORDING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LUK HOP VILLAGE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE, MR KWAN YIU-FAI, ALL THE 26 HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISING ABOUT 200 PEOPLE RELIED ON ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY BEFORE THE VILLAGE WAS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF LEGAL SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO SQUATTER AREAS IN SHA TIN.
+NOW, ALL THE ILLEGAL POWER TAPS ARE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND WELL THAT ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS CONSTITUTE A FIRE HAZARD,+ SAID MR KWAN.
DESCRIBING THE POWER SUPPLY AS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LUK HOP VILLAGE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE, HE ADDED THAT THE MAC AIMED TO CARRY OUT OTHER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS LIGHTING, FIRE SAFETY MEASURES, AND THE PROVISION OF SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
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