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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1990

STUDENTS URGED TO SPREAD CONSERVATION MESSAGE

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ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IS AS THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT IN COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION, DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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HE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE SOUVENIR PRESENTATION CEREMONY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC) 1990 COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME AT THE HOK TAU MANAGEMENT CENTRE OF THE PAT SIN LENG COUNTRY PARK.

HE COMMENDED THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AND URGED THEM ΤΟ HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION TO THEIR SCHOOL MATES, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THE COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AMONG STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTARY WORK IN COUNTRY PARKS.

UNDER THE SCHEME, THE FIVE CYC REGIONS EACH ADOPTS A COUNTRY PARK AND ORGANISES STUDENTS FROM THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO SERVICE GROUPS OF 20 TO 40 STUDENTS TO CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY SERVICES SUCH AS LITTER COLLECTION, GRASS CUTTING, TREE TENDING, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND TREE PLANTING.

IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS ALSO PATROL THE POPULAR RECREATIONAL SITES ON HOLIDAYS ΤΟ URGE THE PUBLIC TO KEEP THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND PREVENT HILL FIRES.

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DR LEE NOTED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME WAS ALSO DUE TO THE SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDER OF THE LAW'S FOUNDATION TRUST, MR LAW TING- PONG, THE 19 REGIONAL COMMITTEES OF THE CYC AND THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, NOTED THAT SOME 2,800 PARTICIPANTS FROM 10 SCHOOLS HAD JOINED THE SCHEME THIS YEAR.

HE HOPED THAT THE SCHEME COULD BE EXTENDED NEXT YEAR TO INCLUDE ALL THE PARTICIPATING SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE CYC 30 THAT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THIS MEANINGFUL SCHEME.

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