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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1988

DB TO DISCUSS IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN LABOUR

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MEET TOMORROW OVERSEAS WORKERS

MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD WILL (TUESDAY) TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTATION OF EXPERIENCED TO MEET THE LABOUR SHORTAGE IN HONG KONG.

WILL

URGE

THE HE WILL

AND LABOUR,

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR WU WING-KAI,

OF OVERSEAS GOVERNMENT ALLOW THE IMPORTATION OFFER THREE SUGGESTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.

AT THE MEETING, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ON THE PROGRESS (SPECIAL DUTIES), MR H.T. LUI, WILL GIVE A BRIEFING OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY CLEARANCE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED

ΤΟ COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT MEETING AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, TO KWA WAN.

PUBLIC SUPPORT CALLED FOR TO SAVE PLANTATIONS

BOARD OF THE

(MONDAY)

CALLED THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (

HELP SAVE HONG KONG'S ON THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR FULL CO-OPERATION TO COUNTRYSIDE PLANTATIONS FROM DAMAGES BY 111LL FIRES.

RECORDED YESTERDAY HECTARES OF COUNTRY

TOLL THE APPEAL FOLLOWED A VERY HIGH FIRE

SWEPT 52 BY THE DEPARTMENT WHEN 12 HILL FIRES PARK AREAS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE DRY SEASON.

26 FIRES SINCE SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF

HECTARES OF PLANTATION IN THE COUNTRY PARKS, DAMAGING A TOTAL OF 89 AREAS AND 7,100 TREES.

THAT CARE

THE

TO

THE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTRY PARKS PROTECTION OFFICER, MR C.W. LAT,

WAS IMPORTANT SAID WITH THE EXCEPTIONALLY DRY WEATHER, IT PUBLIC.

SHOULD TAKE EXTRA SAFEGUARD OUR COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST FIRES.

WORSHIPPERS

"DURING THE

IN

PARTICULAR,

CHUNG

YEUNG

FESTIVAL,

SHOULD

OF THE MEMBERS

JOSS STICKS LIGHT AND NEVER LEAVE

PUBLIC AND BURNING

VISITING THEIR ANCESTORS' GRAVES CEREMONIAL PAPERS ONLY IN METAL CONTAINERS JOSS STICKS UNATTENDED, HE SAID.

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CONTAINERS

IN FACT, HE SAID, THE DEPARTMENT HAD PROVIDED METAL IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS INSIDE COUNTRY PARK AREAS FOR THEIR USE.

DAY, 25 FIRES OCCURRED ON THE LAST CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL COUNTRY PARKS, AFFECTING 125 HECTARE AREAS AND 5,100 TREES.

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