THURSDAY, DIVIBER 7, 1995
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FINALISTS SELECTED FOR +CLEAN AND GREEN+ SCHEME *****
THE CLEAN AND GREEN+ SCHEME WORK ING GROUP TODAY (THURSDAY) SELECTED 10 FINALISTS OUT OF MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SECOND STAGE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION PROJECT.
THE FINALISTS WILL COMPETE AT AN OUTDOOR COMPETITION ON DECEMBER 28 FOR THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO WIN TWO RETURN AIR TICKETS TO AUSTRALIA AND TWO 15-DAY AUSSIE PASSES.
PRIZES FOR RUNNERS-UP WILL INCLUDE A TAIWAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING PACKAGE TOUR, A CAMERA WITH ACCESSORIES, CAMPING EQUIPMENT AND HIKING GEAR.
THE SELECTED 10 FINALISTS ARE MISS CHEUNG YUET-YEE, MISS MAK SUK-YIN, MR LEE SHUN-SHING, MR LO KING-JAM, MR LEE TSU-HUNG, MR LAI SHING-HIN, MR NG CHI-MAN, MISS CHAN CHOR-WAN, MISS LO SIU-YICK AND MISS SUNITA MIRPURI. MR LAI IS ALSO THE WINNER OF THE 1983-84 SCHEME.
THEY RECIEVED THE HIGHEST MARKS IN ALL ACTIVITIES IN STAGE TWO INVOLVING LITTER COLLECTION IN A MAXIMUM OF 10 COUNTRY PARKS, A COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION QUIZ AND A DESIGN COMPETITION ON THE THEME OF COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION OR TREE PLANTING.
THE IR ENTRIES IN THE FORM OF POSTERS, PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE ADJUDICATED BY MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP HEADED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN.
MR WAN SAID AFTER THE ADJUDICATION: WE ARE IMPRESSED BY THE VERY HIGH STANDARD, ORIGINALITY AND CREATIVITY OF THE ENTRIES. THEY HAVE NOT ONLY REFLECTED PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST IN COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION BUT ALSO THE IR GOOD KNOWLEDGE IN THE PROPER USE OF, AND CARE FOR, OUR GREEN AND SPACIOUS COUNTRY PARKS.+
THE SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. IT HAS ATTRACTED A RECORD PARTICIPATION OF 5740 PEOPLE.
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