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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1965

MRS YIP SAID AN ADDITIONAL 101 POSTS, INCLUDING 27 ON LOAN TO THE DEPARTMENT ON 1985-86, WOULD BE REQUIRED IN 1986-87, REPRESENTING A 15 PER CENT INCREASE IN ESTABLISHMENT. SALARIES FOR THESE NEW POSTS IN 1986-87 AMOUNT TO $7.2 MILLION.

+TAK ING INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL YEAR COST FOR NEW POSTS CREATED DURING 1985-86, STAFF ANNUAL INCREMENTS AND ASSUMING INFLATION AT EIGHT PER CENT, THE TOTAL SALARY COST IN 1986-87 FOR ALL STAFF ENGAGED IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER GENERAL SUPPORT FUNCTION IS ESTIMATED AT $47 MILLION,+ SHE SAID.

THE COMMITTEE DECIDED AT THE MEETING TO INCLUDE THE DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR 1986-87 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN THE OVERALL ESTIMATES FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION,

GOOD RESPONSE TO +CLEAN AND GREEN+ SCHEME

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THE +CLEAN AND GREEN+ SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HAS ATTRACTED A RECORD PARTICIPATION OF 5 300 PEOPLE AND MORE ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN BEFORE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON DECEMBER 1,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE RESPONSE TO THE SCHEME WAS ENCOURAGING, AND THE TURN-OUT HAD ALREADY EXCEEDED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 5 000 PEOPLE SET BY THE 1984/85 SCHEME.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID, 81 PER CENT OR 4 300 ARE YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 21. THERE ARE 800 OTHERS IN THE 22-41 AGE BRACKET. THE REMAINDERS ARE OVER 40 INCLUDING ONE AGED 82.

OF THE PARTICIPANTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,

+THE AGE PATTERN INDICATES THAT THE SCHEME HAS NOT ONLY AROUSED THE INTEREST OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION FOR WHOM THIS PROJECT IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED, BUT ALSO ELDERLY COUNTRYSIDE LOVERS,+ HE SAID.

THE SCHEME, ORGANISED JOINTLY WITH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, AIMS AT DRIVING HOME THE PESSAGE FOR A CLEANER AND GREENER COUNTRYSIDE. IT IS OPEN TO ANYONE AGED 12 AND OVER.

PRIZES FOR THE SCHEME INCLUDE TWO RETURN AIR TICKETS TO AUSTRALIA AND TWO 15-DAY AUSSIE PASSES, A TAIWAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING PACKAGE TOUR, A CAMERA WITH ACCESSORIES, CAMPING EQUIPMENT AND HIKING GEAR.

A MAXIMUM OF 10 000 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE SCHEME HELD IN THREE STAGES BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER.

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