MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989
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AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, MR RICKY MA,
REPRESENTING
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DAILY NEWS AND ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS CHARITABLE FUND ASSOCIATION, AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IBM CHINA/HONG KONG CORPORATION PRESENTED THREE CHEQUES, TOTALLING $60,000, TO THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE AWARD SCHEME.
ALSO PRESENT WERE THE COMMISSIONER FOR REHABILITATION, MR ALAN WONG, AND MEMBER OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE DESIGN AWARD FOR THE MOST ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS FOR THE DISABLED IN HONG KONG, MR JON PRESCOTT.
STUDENTS PLANT TREES IN TAI PO
SCHOOLS IN TAI
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FIFTY STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY THIS (MONDAY) MORNING PARTICIPATED IN A TREE-PLANTING EXERCISE SUPPORT OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED) 1989.
THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY A WORKING GROUP ON WED UNDER THE ΤΑΙ PO DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND WORKS COMMITTEE, TOOK PLACE IN THE AMENITIES AREA BESIDE WONG KING SHEUNG MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN PLOVER COVE ROAD.
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SPEAKING AT A SHORT CEREMONY, THE WORKING GROUP'S CONVENOR, HO TAI-WAI, SAID THE GROUP'S ROLE WAS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVIITES,
APART FROM THE TREE-PLANTING EXERCISE HELD TODAY, OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE ORGANISED INCLUDE BEACH CLEAN-UPS AND VISITS TO THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURES'S CONSERVATION STUDY CENTRE IN ISLAND HOUSE.
IN TODAY'S TREE-PLANTING EXERCISE, 25 BAUHINIA AND CANDLENUT SEEDLINGS WERE PLANTED.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES STUDIES
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
A TOTAL OF $665.000 WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS FROM THE TWO FUNDS.
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