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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1988

GOVERNOR TO VISIT COUNTRY PARKS

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR

DAVID

WILSON, WILL

TOMORROW

(WEDNESDAY)

KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS AFTERNOON PAY HIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO HONG

BY MANAGED

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WHICH ARE DEVELOPED AND DEPARTMENT FOR CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.

ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON

TAI

LAM

COUNTRY

AND THE DIRECTOR OF

HELICOPTER

AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SIR DAVID WILL FLY TO

PARK RY TREE NURSERY IN PRODUCTION OF TREE SEEDLINGS AND VIEW THE AFFORESTATION NEARBY COUNTRY PARK AREAS.

AGRICULTURE THE TAI TONG TO SEE THE WORK IN THE

THE LEAD MINE PASS MANAGEMENT THE GOVERNOR WILL NEXT VISIT

ON THE CONCERTED EFFORTS MADE BY CENTRE WHERE HE WILL BE BRIEFED

PLANTATIONS VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN PROTECTING COUNTRY PARK AGAINST FIRES.

THE FIRST OF ITS HE WILL ALSO TOUR THE SHING MUN ARBORETUM,

OF 2,400 TREE AND SHRUB SPECIMENS KIND IN HONG KONG WITH A TOTAL INCLUDING RARE AND PROTECTED PLANT SPECIES.

VISIT BY CALLING AT A POPULAR SIR DAVID WILL CONCLUDE HIS

THE SAI KUNG BARBECUE/PICNIC SITE FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED IN

THE COUNTRY PARK AND TOURING THE NEARBY VISITOR CENTRE, THE FIRST AND

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES MOST POPULAR OF THE THREE PURPOSE-BUILT IN LOCAL COUNTRY PARKS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

BY

AND THE FACT ARRANGEMENTS

THAT THE

HAVE

-

BEEN TO THE

IN VIEW OF THE TIGHT VISIT PROGRAMME

HELICOPTER, GOVERNOR WILL BE TRAVELLING MADE FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER ONLY THE LAST PART OF HIS VISIT SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4 PM.

TRANSPORT FOR

HEADQUARTERS,

CANTON

MEDIA ROAD

REPRESENTATIVES

GOVERNMENT

OFFICES.

WILL

LEAVE 393 CANTON

AFD ROAD,

KOWLOON, AT 2.45 PM.

THOSE MAKING THEIR OWN TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

SHOULD ASSEMBLE CENTRE

KUK PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY

AT THE COURTYARD IN FRONT OF THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK VISITOR AT PAK TAM CHUNG (OPPOSITE THE PO LEUNG CAMP) BEFORE 3.45 PM.

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