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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1987
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO BRING ALONG A BLANK T-SHIRT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE TREE PLANTING ACTIVITY AT PAK TAM CHUNG IN SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK FROM 11 AM TO NOON ON THAT DAY. THE FIRST 400 PEOPLE WILL BE AWARDED THE BONUS.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR S.P. LAU, SAID THE EVENT WAS PART OF THE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES ARRANGED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED.
APART FROM THE SPECIAL TREAT, HE SAID, ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLANTING TREES COULD DO SO AT THE SEVEN DESIGNATED PLANTING SITES DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS AND THE REMAINING SUNDAYS IN APRIL.
THESE SEVEN SITES ARE PAK TAM CHUNG, TAI MO SHAN, BRIDE'S POOL, MUI WO, POKFULAM, QUARRY BAY AND CLEARWATER BAY WHERE DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM TO PROVIDE FREE TREE SEEDLINGS AND ADVICE. EACH VOLUNTEER WILL BE AWARDED A SEED PACKET AND A COLOURFUL LEAFLET.
MR LAU SAID, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF THE TWO PREVIOUS SUNDAYS DISAPPOINTED MANY BUT STILL SOME 400 ENTHUSIASTIC MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DID SHOW UP TO PLANT ABOUT 500 SEEDLINGS,+
+MOREOVER, THE SCHEME IS RECEIVING OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. TO-DATE, ADVANCE BOOKINGS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR OVER 11 000 STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME IN GROUPS.+
HE URGED ORGANISATIONS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT AT 3-7332121 FOR REGISTRATION.
TENANCIES SOUGHT FOR SEVEN SITES
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT TERM TENANCY OF SEVEN SITES.
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THREE OF THEM - 135 SQUARE METRES EACH ARE AT TUI MIN HOI, SAI KUNG, AND ARE FOR USE AS INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOPS.
THE TENANCIES ARE THREE YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.
THE OTHER THREE SITES ARE FOR PUBLIC CAR PARKING PURPOSE.
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