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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1984

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THEY'RE KEEPING THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN AND GREEN

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ONE OF THE 500 COUNTRY PARK ENTHUSIASTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME WILL BE THE LUCKY WINNER OF A FREE CAMPING HOLIDAY IN AUSTRALIA.

THIS IS THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION.

OTHER PRIZES WILL INCLUDE A CAMERA AND SOME CAMPING AND HIKING EQUIPMENT.

THE 500 PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO ENTER STAGE THREE OF THE SCHEME, WHICH WILL INVOLVE FIRE PREVENTION AND MAINTENANCE TASKS IN THE COUNTRY PARKS..

DURING STAGE TWO, PARTICIPANTS HAD TO SUBMIT THEIR +CLEAN AND GREEN+ IDEAS EITHER IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, POSTER OR SLOGAN DESIGN.

+THE ENTRIES RECEIVED WERE OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD, DEMONSTRATING THE PARTICIPANTS' ORIGINALITY OF THOUGHTS AND INTEREST IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PANEL OF JUDGES SAID.

THE SCHEME, WHICH STARTED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, COMPRISES FIVE STAGES, CULMINATING IN A GRAND FINALE TO BE HELD IN AUTUMN THIS YEAR WITH THE ONE LUCKY FIRST PRIZE WINNER GOING ON A CAMPING HOLIDAY TO AUSTRALIA.

PEOPLE URGED TO PLANT FOR A BETTER LIFE

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BOTH THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE PLANTING OF MORE TREES AND FLOWERS IN THE NEW TOWNS, MR CARLOS CHEUNG, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF CLEAN HONG KONG NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SAID TODAY,

MR CHEUNG WAS SPEAKING DURING A TWO-HOUR VISIT TO TAI PO DISTRICT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ME FA PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG DRIVE.

AT TAI PO KAU PARK, MR CHEUNG LEARNED THAT 80 000 TREES,

· SHRUBS, SEASONAL FLOWERS, PALMS, BAMBOOS, CREEPERS AND GROUND COVERS HAD BEEN PLANTED IN TAI PO LAST YEAR BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALONE.

/MR CHEUNG