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TUESDAY, APRIL 3,

APRIL 3, 1990

SUK-LING WAS

THE ENTRY BY MISS LAM

SELECTED THE BEST COUNTRYSIDE TREE. THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP WENT TO MR YIP KUNG- WAH AND MR TSUI YING-TAK. WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE INFORMED IN WRITING.

THE CRITERIA FOR ADJUDICATION ARE BASED ON THE SPECIES, SIZE, HEALTH AND FORM OF THE TREES.

TODAY'S ADJUDICATION WAS CONDUCTED IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) BY A PANEL OF JUDGES COMPRISING COUNTRY PARKS BOARD MEMBERS, DR JIM CHI-YUNG AND DR JOHN HODGKISS; AFD'S ECOLOGIST, MR ANTHONY LEUNG, AS WELL AS THE OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG HARBOUR, MR CHARLES WONG.

PRESIDENT

ATTRACTIVE PRIZES, INCLUDING A CAMERA SET, CAMPING EQUIPMENT, HIKING EQUIPMENT AND SPORTING GOODS GIFT COUPONS, WHICH ARE SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB, HONG KONG HARBOUR, WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS.

THE COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY, AFD, WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO KNOW MORE ABOUT TREES AND BRINGING THEM TO REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING THIS NATURAL ASSET OF THE COUNTRYSIDE.

ANNUAL REPORT ON SALE FROM TOMORROW

THE POPULAR ANNUAL REPORT, HONG KONG 1990, COMES OUT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

SPORTING A BRIGHT NEW-LOOK COVER AND A REFRESHING CHANGE IN THE FORMAT OF THE INSIDE PAGES, HONG KONG'S ONE AND ONLY OFFICIAL YEARBOOK REPRESENTS OUTSTANDING VALUE-FOR-MONEY AT $45 A COPY. IT WILL BE WELCOMED BY STUDENTS, WRITERS AND PEOPLE IN BUSINESS AS THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE BOOK ON HONG KONG.

AND

COMBINING 360 PAGES OF INFORMATION, 60 PAGES OF STATISTICS 10 SECTIONS OF COLOUR PICTURES, THE REPORT RECORDS THE HONG KONG SCENE IN 1989 AN EVENTFUL YEAR IN THE TERRITORY'S HISTORY,

THE REVIEW CHAPTER, A VISION OF THE FUTURE. SETS OUT THE FORWARD-LOOKING MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON'S ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

IT EXAMINES HONG KONG'S SITUATION TODAY AND THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. THESE INCLUDE THE FAR-REACHING STRATEGY FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK AND EXPANSION OF THE PORT FACILITIES.

DEVELOPMENT SIGNIFICANT

/VITAL STATISTICS