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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1990

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COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS PRAISED

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC) WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) PRAISED BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR WANG CUNGWU, FOR THEIR HIGH SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME.

DR WANG WAS ADDRESSING OVER 200 CYC MEMBERS AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE 1990 CYC COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME AT PAK TAM AU IN THE SAI KUNG EAST COUNTRY PARK.

"THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHEME AND ITS ACTIVITIES, YOU HAVE LEARNT MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ARE MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION. YOU HAVE SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW, DR WANG TOLD THE CYC MEMBERS.

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THE SCHEME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (ED), WAS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR.

ITS AIM IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AMONG STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTARY WORK IN COUNTRY PARKS.

UNDER THE SCHEME, THE FIVE CYC REGIONS WILL EACH ADOPT A COUNTRY PARK AND ORGANISE STUDENTS FROM THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO SERVICE GROUPS OF 20 TO 40 MEMBERS TO GET PHYSICALLY INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF THE ADOPTED PARK.

THE CYC REGIONS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON EAST, KOWLOON WEST, NEW TERRITORIES EAST AND NEW TERRITORIES WEST WILL BE ADOPTING COUNTRY PARKS IN ABERDEEN, SAI KUNG WEST, SHING MUN, PAT SIN LENG AND TAI TAM RESPECTIVELY.

STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES SUCH AS LITTER COLLECTION, GRASS CUTTING, TREE TENDING, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND

TREE PLANTING.

THEY WILL ALSO PATROL THE POPULAR RECREATION SITES ON HOLIDAYS, URGING THE PUBLIC TO KEEP THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND TO PREVENT HILL FIRE.

TEN SENIOR STUDENTS FROM EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE APPOINTED AS JUNIOR PARK WARDENS AFTER UNDERGOING BASIC TRAINING ON PRACTICAL COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AND WILL LEAD FELLOW STUDENTS IN VOLUNTARY COUNTRY PARK WORK.

AREAS

DR WANG SAID THE CYC MEMBERS' EFFORTS IN LOOKING AFTER FIVE COUNTRY PARKS THROUGH THE SCHEME LAST YEAR HAD MADE THEM BETTER FOR VISITORS TO USE AND ENJOY.

/WHILE URGING