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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1988

"CONTRAVENTION OF THE ORDINANCE MAY LEAD TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT," HE SAID.

"ALTHOUGH RESIDENTS HAVE BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT, SIX PEOPLE WERE PROSECUTED FOR CUTTING TREES AND PLANTS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.

LAST YEAR

"SOME OF THESE CASES INVOLVED FLOWERING BRANCHES OF TIU CHUNG TREES WHICH ARE SOUGHT AFTER AS ORNAMENTAL FLOWER DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, HE ADDED.

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MR LAI SAID WILD FLOWERS AND TREES ARE BEST APPRECIATED IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND SHOULD NOT BE PICKED OR CUT.

HE APPEALLED FOR PUBLIC CO-OPERATION TO REPORT SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES TO THE NEAREST COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE.

CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IN KOWLOON CITY

ON

CITY DISTRICT DISCARDED BY HOUSEHOLDS

IN KOWLOON A CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 10) TO DEAL WITH REFUSE PREPARING FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

THE

ORGANISED

BY

THE

URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT OFFICE, 13 BY LARGE

JOINTLY CAMPAIGN, DEPARTMENT, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND THE AIMED AT ENSURING THAT THE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT MARRED QUANTITIES OF REFUSE LITTERING PUBLIC PLACES.

THE CLEAN-UP WILL BE LAUNCHED AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY AT THE CHEUNG NING STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, TO KWA WAN.

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AMONG THOSE PRESENT WILL BE URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR PAO PING-WING;

BOARD CHAIRMAN,

SIK-KONO; KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT

MR WONG

AND THE

CHAIRMAN AND

DISTRICT BOARD'S TANG TAI-CHURN

VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY

MR RESPECTIVELY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, AND WONG CHI-KEUNG.

WINNERS OF A

CLEAN BUILDING

COMPETITION

WILL

BE PRESENTED

PRIZES AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE

LAUNCHING

OF THE KOWLOON CITY (FEBRUARY 9) AT THE HEUNG ROAD),

DISTRICT YEAR-END CLEAN-UP AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY CHRUNG NING STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT (NEAR SHEUNG TO KWA WAN.

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