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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1989
RECORD PARTICIPATION IN CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME
*
AND
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GREEN SCHEME TO CONSERVE THE SIX-YEAR-OLD "CLEAN COUNTRYSIDE AGAIN PROVED SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR WITH A RECORD NUMBER 11.425 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN IT.
THE
OF
ORGANISED BY
THE
AGRICULTURE
AND
FISHERIES
IN
COUNTRYSIDE
DEPARTMENT CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, THE CONSERVATION PROGRAMME BEGAN IN 1983 WITH AROUND 5,000 PARTICIPANTS.
PARTICIPATION HAS SINCE GROWN FROM 7,484 IN 1986 TO
10,460 IN
1987.
FIGURE
WAS RELEASED
TODAY
BY THE LEUNG, AT FAMILIES, AT THE SAI
(SUNDAY) THE LATEST DEPARTMENT'S ACTING SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR MARTIN A PICNIC HELD FOR 500 PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR KUNG COUNTRY PARK.
THEY INCLUDED
250
WINNERS
IN
THE
CLEAN
AND
GREEN QUIZ
ORGANISED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
AS A THE SCHEME LAST YEAR ALSO INVOLVED OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH
LITTER COLLECTION TERRITORY-WIDE PHOTO COMPETITION, TREE TENDING AND EXPEDITIONS IN COUNTRY PARKS.
INCLUDING
THE
TODAY'S PROGRAMME INCLUDES VARIOUS OUTDOOR EXERCISES
BEAM BALANCE
WALKING AND GUESSING COUNTRYSIDE FIRE FIGHTING, WEIGHT OF A LOG, AS WELL AS LANTERN RIDDLES. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.
PUBLIC
INTEREST
"WE ARE INDEED VERY PLEASED WITH THE VERY GOOD INDICATIVE CONSERVATION," MR LEUNG SAID.
IS
THE GROWING OF
RESPONSE WHICH
IN COUNTRYSIDE
"THE
HAS GOVERNMENT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MORE MEMBERS TO REALISE THAT IT IS THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO OF KEEPING OUR COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN,
SPARED
NO
EFFORT
IN
CONSERVING
OUR
OF THE PUBLIC SHARE THE WORK
11
HE ADDED.
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