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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1986

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY OF THE URBAN COUNCIL MARKETS AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE, MRS ELSIE TU, AND A WORKING PARTY MEMBER, MR LEE CHIK-YUET, WILL ATTEND THE FORUM TO BRIEF PARTICIPANTS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT, MR PANG SAID.

BESIDES HOLDING THE FORUM, THE WORKING GROUP IS INVITING WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM VARIOUS LOCAL BODIES, AND AN OVERALL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT BOARD IN JUNE.

TREE PLANTING SCHEME PROVING POPULAR

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THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS PROVING POPULAR WITH BOTH THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.

THE SCHEME BEGAN ON WEDNESDAY AND ALREADY MORE THAN 4 400 PEOPLE. INCLUDING SOME 200 OLD PEOPLE, HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PLANTING 5 000 TREES IN COUNTRY PARK PLANTATION AREAS RECENTLY DEVASTATED BY FIRE.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME ON CHING MING FESTIVAL DAY AND EVERY SUNDAY IN APRIL.

+THEY CAN NOT ONLY HELP RESTOCK OUR PLANTATION BUT ALSO BECOME PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES TO MAKE HONG KONG'S. COUNTRYSIDE A NICER AND GREENER PLACE, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DEPARTMENT STAFF WOULD BE ON DUTY FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM DAILY ON THE ABOVE DAYS AT SIX DESIGNATED SITES TO PROVIDE TREE SEEDLINGS FOR PLANTING BY THE PUBLIC.

THE SITES ARE NEAR THE TWISH MANAGEMENT CENTRE IN TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK: CHUEN LUNG IN TAI MO SHAN COUNTRY PARK: PAK TAM CHUNG IN SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK; MUI WO NEAR THE FERRY PIER; POK FU LAM COUNTRY PARK NEAR CHI FU FA YUEN; AND AT A PICNIC SITE NEAR MOUNT BUTLER, INSIDE QUARRY BAY COUNTRY PARK.

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