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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1993

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THEY INCLUDE PROFESSOR NELSON CHOW WING-SUN, MR MAK HOI-WAH, MRS JOYCE TAI POON CHING-SHEUNG, DR LO CHI-KIN, MR CHEUNG YIN-TUNG, CHAN MO-POW, MS JUNIA HO SUK-YIN, MRS ANGELA CHEUNG WONG WAN-YIU, RONNIE WONG MAN-CHIU AND MR LEUNG YUK-CHEUNG.

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HEALTH SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE SECRETARY

AND CULTURE AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY OR THEIR

ON WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

WELFARE, RECREATION REPRESENTATIVES COMMISSION.

THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION IS THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS (YOUTH), MISS SUSIE HO.

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THE ROLES OF THE COMMISSION ARE TO ADVISE MATTERS RELATING TO YOUTHS, TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION WITH CO- GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BODIES ON YOUTH MATTERS, TO ENCOURAGE OTHER

AND CO-ORDINATION IN THE DELIVERY OF YOUTH SERVICES AND OPERATION SERVE AS A LIAISON POINT WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.

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COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING BEGINS ON SUNDAY

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WANT TO PLAY A PART IN MAKING THE TERRITORY'S COUNTRYSIDE GREENER ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME BEGINNING ON SUNDAY (MARCH 14).

FROM THAT DAY UNTIL APRIL 25, A NUMBER OF DESIGNATED SITES IN SIX COUNTRY PARKS WILL BE OPEN ON EVERY SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS OR VISITING TOURISTS TO PLANT TREES WITH THEIR OWN HANDS.

THESE PARKS ARE TAI MO SHAN, HOK TAU, PAK TAM CHƯNG, QUARRY BAY, SHING MUN AND NOONG PING.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING HAD BEEN BECOMING MORE POPULAR SINCE IT WAS STARTED IN 1957.

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LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 23,000 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE SCHEME TO PLANT MORE THAN 32,800 TREES. THE FIGURES REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 18 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND 26 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF TREES PLANTED OVER THOSE OF 1991.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHED то JOIN THE SCHEME CAN GO TO THE SITES AND PLANT TREES,

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"TREE SEEDLINGS AND TOOLS WILL PARK STAFF WILL BE ON THE SITE TO GIVE PLANTING.

PROVIDED BY AFD. COUNTRY TECHNICAL ADVICE

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