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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1990

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HK's FIRST COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE SOON BE DEVELOPED

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COMPRISES BOTH

HONG KONG'S FIRST COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE, WHICH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED IN THE SPECIAL AREA OF SAI KUNG.

TSIU HANG

THE CENTRE IS PRIMARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF NATURE EDUCATION AND RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC, NATURE CONSERVATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND SCHOOL FIELD STUDIES.

THE TSIU HANG SPECIAL AREA OCCUPIES A TOTAL AREA OF 34 HECTARES OF LAND, AND ACCOMMODATES A FORMER FARM OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) IN SAI KUNG, IT HAS ALREADY A RICH COLLECTION OF VARIETIES OF FRUIT TREES, FLOWERING TREES AS WELL AS LOCAL MEDICINAL PLANTS.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE INVOLVES BUILDING A NEW EXHIBITION CENTRE AND UPGRADING EXISTING FACILITIES.

A SPECIAL EVENT, "THE LIONS WALK AND GROW 89-90", WILL BE ORGANISED BY THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303, HONG KONG AND MACAU, IN TSIU HANG TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT.

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FUNCTION WHICH STARTS AT 10.30 AM.

MORE THAN 1,000 LIONS CLUB MEMBERS WILL TAKE PART IN TREE PLANTING AND A TRAIL WALK DURING THE DAY WITH THE AIM OF RAISING $5 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTING THE EXHIBITION HALLS OF THE CENTRE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE "LIONS WALK AND GROW 89-90" TOMORROW (SUNDAY), A PRESS TOUR OF THE EXISTING ORCHARDS, ARBORETUM AND WOODLAND IN THE COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE SITE WILL BE ARRANGED.

MEDIA TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL LEAVE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, CANTON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON AT 9 AM THAT DAY.

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