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SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1992

COUNTRY PARK CONSERVATION WORK PRAISED

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FISHERIES,

DR LAWRENCE LEE, (CYC) MEMBERS FOR

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND TODAY (SATURDAY) PRAISED THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB THEIR EFFORTS IN HELPING THE CONSERVATION OF COUNTRY PARKS,

OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1991-92 CYC PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME, DR LEE SAID:

COUNTRY

WHO

"DURING THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, CYC MEMBERS FROM 50 SCHOOLS

COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION JOINED THE SCHEME CARRIED OUT A VARIETY OF AND MANAGEMENT JOBS IN 10 COUNTRY PARKS.'

"

CYC

MEMBERS HAVE ACTIVITIES

"SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE SCHEME IN 1989, BEEN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AND TAKING THE LEAD IN VARIOUS AND SERVICES IN COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION.

"I AM IMPRESSED BY THEIR HIGH SENSE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, HE SAID.

OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

DR LEE ALSO THANKED AND APPRECIATED THE LIONS CLUBS GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP TO THIS YEAR'S SCHEME.

FOR THEIR

HE ALSO PAID PARTICIPATING

ΤΟ TRIBUTE

PRINCIPALS

OF

STUDENTS

AND TEACHERS MOBILISING SCHOOLS FOR THEIR FULL SUPPORT IN TO TAKE PART IN THIS SCHEME.

EXTREMELY "THEIR ENTHUSIASM AND FULL SUPPORT TO THE SCHEME ARE

THE NECESSARY IMPORTANT IN GIVING

ENCOURAGEMENT AND MOMENTUM FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE

BUT MEANINGFUL COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES," HE SAID.

HARD

FISHERIES PROMOTING THE STUDENTS

THE SCHEME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND DEPARTMENT (AFD) AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AIMS AT SENSE OF COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AMONG PARTICIPATING THROUGH VOLUNTARY WORK IN COUNTRY PARKS.

THE IR WORK PROPERLY

THE AFD ON

TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO CARRY OUT SMOOTHLY, BASIC TRAINING HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION TO SOME OF THEM. ON-SITE BEEN GIVEN TO THEM BY PARK WARDENS.

AND

PRACTICAL GUIDANCE HAD ALSO

WORK

THE VOLUNTARY COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT

DONE BY THE AND TENDING, APPLYING PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR INCLUDED TREE PLANTING FERTILISER, WEEDING, PATH MAINTENANCE AND LITTER COLLECTION.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CLOSING

AND

CEREMONY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING

THE DISTRICT LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303, MR ALBERT WONG.

.WERE

THE

GOVERNOR,

/MR LI