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OTHER SOUVENIR ITEMS WHICH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES INCLUDE A METAL BADGE ON FAMILY WALKS AND A CLOTH BADGE ON THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL.
THE METAL BADGE, AVAILABLE AT $2.8 EACH, IS ROUND BUTTON IN SHAPE WITH A DIAMETER OF 7.5 CENTIMETRES. THE CLOTH BADGE COSTS $4.4 EACH.
"PEOPLE WANTING SOUVENIR ITEMS CAN BUY THEM IN ANY OF THE COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES WHEN THEY GO PICNICKING IN THE COUNTRY PARKS DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS," MR CHEUNG SAID.
STUDENTS TAKE LEAD IN GREEN PLANT PROJECT
STUDENTS IN WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT TODAY (THURSDAY) GOT SOME HINTS ON CARE FOR PLANTS AT A GARDENING SEMINAR.
THE SEMINAR ON BASIC GARDENING TECHNIQUES FOLLOWED THE INAUGURATION AND PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF A LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION OF THE DISTRICT'S GREEN PLANT PROJECT AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE.
AFTER THE SEMINAR, EACH OF THE 1,000 STUDENTS FROM
28 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT TAKING PART IN THE PROJECT, WAS GIVEN A POTTED PLANT.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE USE OF WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED FROM THE SEMINAR TO NURTURE THE PLANTS IN THEIR SCHOOL CAMPUS.
THE SEMINAR WAS CONDUCTED BY MRS CHENG YUNG CHIN-HUNG, AN EXPERT FROM THE HORTICULTURE EDUCATION SECTION OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ORGANISED BY A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, THE OBJECTIVE OF THE "GREEN PLANT PROJECT" IS TO PROVIDE LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BEAUTIFYING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTING THEIR INTEREST IN GROWING PLANTS.
THE PROJECT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES AND THE FIRST OF WHICH INVOLVES ONLY STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
IF PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IT WILL BE EXTENDED ΤΟ OTHER SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS OFFICES OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
A LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION WAS HELD LAST MONTH ΤΟ PROMOTE THE
PROJECT.
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