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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1985

AS PART OF THE PROGRAMME, FARMERS WILL ALSO BE TAKEN TO AN EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD IN THE FARM TO SEE MODERN FRUIT TREE PROPAGATION AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.

IN ADDITION TO TRAINING, THE DEPARTMENT'S LIAISON STAFF REGULARLY VISIT FARMERS TO OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE AND TO HELP SOLVE THEIR FARMING PROBLEMS.

LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 119 SUCH ACTIVITIES FOR 1 300 FARMERS.

DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON LEUNG CHEUK-FAN AND KWONG CHO1-HING ON JULY 6, 1983 AND JANUARY 20, 1983 RESPECTIVELY SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON HO AH-FUN ON JULY 6, 1984 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO 15 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

LEUNG WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF TANG KWOK-WAH ON MAY 6, 1982.

KWONG WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF KWAN WING-YEE ON MAY 23, 1982.

HO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF YEN AH-YING ON MARCH 26, 1984.

USD BEACH STAFF HAVE MAMMOTH CLEAN-UP TASK

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URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT BEACH CLEANSING STAFF COLLECTED MORE THAN 5 380 BASKETS OF RUBBISH WEIGHING SOME 80 700 KILOGRAMS FROM VARIOUS BEACHES ON THE HONG KONG ISLAND DURING THE LONG WEEKEND HOLIDAY WHICH ENDED YESTERDAY.

OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RUBBISH, SOME 1 500 BASKETS OR 500 BASKETS PER DAY -- WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM REPULSE BAY, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BEACHES ON THE ISLAND, DURING THE HOLIDAY. ON A WEEKDAY, SOME 150 BASKETS OF RUBBISH ARE COLLECTED FROM THE BEACH,

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