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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1987

THE SCHEME IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND THE PARTICIPANTS HAS INCREASED FROM JUST 500 IN 1978 TO OVER YEAR. ALL RENDERED A USEFUL SERVICE TOWARDS IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.

NUMBER OF 10,000 LAST

COUNTRYSIDE

M.K. CHEUNG, ACTIVITIES FROM UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATURAL

THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR

VARIETY OF VOLUNTARY SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT A MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS (EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) COULD BE GROUPS INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSERVATION OF BNVIRONMENT AND THE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE.

IN

"IT IS HOPED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP A SENSE OF

THROUGH PARTICIPATION LOVE

COUNTRYSIDE FOR OUR CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES," HE SAID.

AND

AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S

RESPECT VARIOUS

COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMME,

MR CHEUNG SAID, THIS YEAR'S SCHEME INCLUDED PLANTING AND TENDING TREES AND

MAINTENANCE SHRUBS,

RECREATIONAL

LITTER FACILITIES,

AND COUNTRY OF FOOTPATHS

COLLECTION, GRASS

CUTTING

CLEARING OF FIRE BREAKS.

OF

PARK

AND

AGE

"PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE STUDENTS AND YOUTHS OF 15 YEARS OF OR ABOVE AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN EACH GROUP SHOULD BE IN THE REGION OF 30 TO 50, HE SAID.

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"THEY SHOULD BE SUPERVISED BY ONE OR

MORE TEACHERS OR ADULT

LEADERS.

H

CHEUNG SAID THAT

INTEREST

MR PRELIMINARY BOOKINGS BY CONTACTING MR T.H. LIU, CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT, ON 3-7332121.

GROUPS SHOULD MAKE THEIR OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONFIRMATION SHOULD THEN TO THE UNIT 91X

BE MADE BY COMPLETING AND RETURNING A BOOKING FORM WEEKS BEFORE THEIR PROPOSED DATE OF SERVICE.

EYE CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

GIVEN

60 WILL BB IN SPECTACLES

THE WHICH WAS FORMALLY

WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS AGED OVER

AND, IF NECESSARY, FREE EYE CHECK-UPS

FOR

ELDERLY THE THREE-WEEK EYE CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TODAY (SATURDAY).

HONG

HOSPITALS AND THE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTICT BOARDS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE

AIMED AT DISSEMINATING CHECK-UPS FOR KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, THE CAMPAIGN IS EYE-CARE KNOWLEDGE TO RESIDENTS AND PROVIDING FREE EYE THE AGED.

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