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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1992

THE NEW CAFETERIA WILL BE LET AT A NOMINAL FEE TO THE LIONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF FOR MANAGEMENT.

"HOPEFULLY, THIS WOULD HELP FURTHER INTEGRATE THE FORTUNATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTO THE COMMUNITY, DR LEE SAID.

THE CAFETERIA, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT $2 WILL TAKE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

LESS

MILLION,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID THE CAFETERIA WAS MUCH NEEDED BY VISITORS TO THE CENTRE, ESPECIALLY DURING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

SINCE ITS OPENING IN JUNE LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 424,000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE CENTRE.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE CENTRE HAD BECOME A POPULAR PLACE FOR PROMOTING NATURE EDUCATION, FIELD STUDIES AND LIVE EXHIBITS FOR SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS AND THE PUBLIC.

"THE CENTRE'S LIVING SPECIMENS AND STATIC DISPLAYS HELP VISITORS UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE HONG KONG'S VEGETATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE EVOLUTION PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IN THE TERRITORY,

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"IT IS HOPED THAT VISITORS WILL BE PROMPTED ΤΟ SHOW A MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, HE ADDED.

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ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL'S PRESIDENT, MR ROHIT MEHTA AND THE DISTRICT OF ITS DISTRICT 303, MR STEPHEN CHOW.

GOVERNOR

MR MEHTA ALSO PRESENTED TO DR LEE A MEDAL OF DISTINCTION, THE HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED BY THE CLUBS TO NON-LIONS.

ANTI-POLLUTION PROSECUTION CASES IN SEPTEMBER

(TUESDAY)

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN THE COURTS DURING SEPTEMBER OF BREACHING ANTI-POLLUTION LEGISLATION ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE MONTHLY.

CURRENTLY

THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS COULD BE VERY TIME CONSUMING AND RESULT THERE WAS SOMETIMES A LENGTHY TIME GAP BETWEEN THE DATE OF OFFENCE AND THE CONVICTION DATE.

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FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF PROSECUTION CASES AND THE FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS DURING SEPTEMBER:

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