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FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1989

COMMENTING ON THE GOOD TURNOUT, THE

DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS), MR K. C. IU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY): "THE RESPONSE IS A GOOD REFLECTION OF THE GROWING PUBLIC CONCERN FOR THE CONSERVATION OF COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN SHOULDERING THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF HELPING TO KEEP THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN.

"WE WELCOME THE SUPPORT OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR AND THE PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOLS AND ORGANISED GROUPS IS ENCOURAGING.

HE SAID THAT IT WAS A GOOD START AND FITTED IN VERY THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SCHEME.

"GROUP PARTICIPATION ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY GOOD HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. I HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL COME GROUPS ON SUNDAYS AND IN THE TREE PLANTING DAYS AHEAD TO SUPPORT, MR IU SAID.

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FAMILIES, EVEN HORE

WELL WITH

TO PROMOTE FORWARD IN GIVE TIRIR

THE EIGHT DESIGNATED PLANTING SITES ARE TAI MO SHAN, TAI MEI TUK, MUI WO, POK FU LAM, QUARRY BAY, PAK TAM CHUNG, CLEAR WATER BAY AND TAI TONG.

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COUNTRY PARK STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY FROM 9 AM ΤΟ 4 PM PROVIDE FREE TREE SEEDLINGS, TOOLS AND ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUIRED.

APART FROM THE TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC, ARRANGEMENTS CAN ALSO BE MADE FOR SCHOOL AND ORGANISED GROUPS TO TAKE PART IN THE TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME ON WEEKDAYS BY TELEPHONING THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT ON 3-7332121 FOR ADVANCE BOOKINGS.

WORK TO ALLEVIATE EFFECTS OF FLOODING IN YUEN LONG

THE GOVERNMENT IS INTENDING ΤΟ BUILD A NAVIGATION CHANNEL, FLOODWAY AND CONCRETE NULLAH WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 98 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT INNER DEEP BAY AND SHAN PUI RIVER.

THE WORK IS PART OF A MAIN DRAINAGE CHANNELS ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING IN YUEN LONG AREAS.

PROGRAMME ΤΟ

THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-1990 AND BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1993.

THE EXTENT OF THE AFFECTED AREA WAS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE NOTICE,