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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1985

MR ROBERT H.C. CHAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE 1985 YOUTH FESTIVAL, SAID THAT TVB'S INTEREST IN YOUTH WENT BACK TO 1980, WHEN IT LAUNCHED ITS FIRST YOUTH PROGRAMMING,

+WE BELIEVE THAT THE FESTIVAL SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUNGER GENERATION BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO RECOGNISE AND DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND SKILLS TO THE FULLEST, HE SAID.

OTHER EVENT CO-ORGANISERS OF THE FESTIVAL INCLUDE THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COUNCIL, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY (CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE) AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.

ONE MILLION PLANTS A YEAR ****

THE GOVERNMENT PLANTS MORE THAN 1 000 000 PLANTS A YEAR TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY.

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY OF THE 1985 NEW TERRITORIES STUDENTS POTTED PLANTS COMPETITION, MR SUEN SAID THE PLANTS COULD BE FOUND AT ROADSIDES, HOUSING ESTATES AND AMENITY AREAS IN THE NEW TOWNS.

MR SUEN SAID IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT THIS YEAR'S POTTED PLANTS COMPETITION WAS WARMLY SUPPORTED BY BOTH THE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.

A TOTAL OF 65 SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE COMPETITION INDICATING THAT MORE STUDENTS WERE AWARE OF THE BEAUTIFICATION SCHEME.

HE ALSO URGED THE PUBLIC TO COOPERATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT.

WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION WERE LATER PRESENTED WITH BOOK TOKENS TOTALLING $14 500 CONTRIBUTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW TERRITORIES.

ALL THE POTTED PLANT ENTRIES HAVE BEEN PUT ON DISPLAY AT THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL FROM TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY (MARCH 16).

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