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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1988

COMMUNITY

TREE PLANTING

TODAY'S EVENT ALSO LAUNCHED THE 1988 SCHEME WHICH THIS YEAR CELEBRATES ITS 31ST ANNIVERSARY.

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"TREE PLANTING IS ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR COUNTRYSIDE GREEN AND IN REPLENISHING THE STOCK OF TREES DAMAGED BY HILL FIRES, SIR DAVID SAID.

"PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN TREE PLANTING HELPS PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DELICATE ECOLOGY OF OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND SERVES TO REMIND US OF OUR OBLIGATION TO HELP IN PRESERVING IT,

HE SAID THAT STARTING FROM TOMORROW UNTIL THE END OF APRIL,

ON ANY SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PERIOD, TREE SEEDLINGS WOULD BE PROVIDED FREE IN RIGHT DESIGNATED PLANTING SITES IN VARIOUS COUNTRY PARKS.

"PLEASE DO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR CONCERN FOR OUR COUNTRYSIDE, HF SAID IN A GENERAL APPEAL TO PARK VISITORS.

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STR DAVID LATER LED THE GUEST PARTY AND THE PARTICIPANTS PLANTING THE FIRST TRFES OF THE YEAR AND THEN WALKED THROUGH THE NEARBY 1.8 KILOMETRE PAK TAM FAMILY WALK.

THE RIGHT SITES WHERE TREE SEEDLINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE SCHEDULED TREE PLANTING DAYS FOR PLANTING BY INTERESTED PEOPLE ARE TAI MO SHAN, TAI TONG, BRIDE'S POOL, CLEARWATER BAY, PAK TAM

CHUNG, POK FU LAM, QUARRY BAY AND MUI WO.

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM TO PROVIDE TREE SEEDLINGS, TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

IN ADDITION TO SERVING INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR GROUP PARTICIPATION. INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT AT 3-7332121 FOR REGISTRATION.

TUNNEL BUS LANE AND TIDAL-FLOW SCHEME TO BE EXTENDED

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY} REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT THE EXISTING BUS-ONLY LANE ON THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD WILL BE EXTENDED FROM 7.30 AM ON MONDAY

(MARCH 21) TO REDUCE BUS JOURNEY TIME ALONG THE TUNNEL CORRIDOR.

AT THE SAME TIME, FROM MONDAY TO MARCH 31 EXCEPT SATURDAY SUNDAY, THE TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT CARRIED OUT AT THE LION TUNNEL BETWEEN 6 AM AND 7.30 AM WILL BE EXTENDED BY 10 MINUTES TO AT 7.40 AM.

AND ROCK

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