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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1992

SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF THE GARDEN, THE DIRECTOR MAIN OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRANCE LEE, SAID: "ONE OF THE

COUNTRY PARKS IN THE TERRITORY IS ΤΟ

OBJECTIVES OF ESTABLISHING PROMOTE TOURISM.

"MOST FOREIGNERS KNOW ABOUT HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL AND AWARE THAT IT IS COMMERCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT NOT MANY OF THEM ARE ALSO ENDOWED WITH BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES WHICH ARE BOTH ATTRACTIVE PLEASANT TO VISITORS.

AND

"TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THIS IMPORTANT NATURAL ASSET, 21 COUNTRY PARKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

COVER 40 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL LAND AREA IN HONG KONG,'

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THEY

ASSOCIATION AND DR LEE SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED THAT THE TOURIST HANDS HIS DEPARTMENT HAD JOINED

ΤΟ PROMOTE HONG KONG'S IMAGE TO OVERSEAS VISITORS AS A CITY THAT CARED FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE.

"I WISH TO EXTEND MY INVITATION TO INTERESTED VISITING GROUPS

TREES PLANTING TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MAKING HONG KONG GREENER BY

IN

OUR COUNTRYSIDE, AND

COMMEMORATE THEIR STAY HERE IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY, HE SAID.

TO

OF THE WERE

IN HIS REMARKS AT THE CEREMONY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SULLIVAN, SAID THERE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, MR EUGENE TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES IN ESTABLISHING THE "GREEN DRAGON GARDEN".

"FIRST, WE ARE SHOWING THAT HONG KONG'S TOURISM INDUSTRY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND IS TAKING POSITIVE STEPS TO ENHANCE IT.

CARES

TO

HAVING

"SECOND, WE WANT VISITORS TO FEEL THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG WHILE THE FUN OF COMMEMORATING THEIR VISIT TO THE TERRITORY."

DAYS'

A

THE PROCEDURE FOR PLANTING A TREE IN THE GARDEN IS QUITE

WITH 10 SIMPLE. ON PAYMENT OF HK$1,000 AND

OVERSEAS NOTICE, VISITORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SAPLING AND

COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE IDENTIFYING THE NAME OF THE PLANTER FOR ERECTION ON THE SITE.

THE MONEY COLLECTED WILL BE USED TO HELP PROMOTE COUNTRY PARKS ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.

AT THE CEREMONY, DR LEE AND MR SULLIVAN COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE TO LAUNCH THE PROJECT.

BOARD'S

CHAIRMAN,

UNVEILED

A

MR

CARLOS

TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTRY PARKS CHEUNG, THEY PLANTED THE FIRST TREES AT THE "GREEN DRAGON GARDEN"

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