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SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1993

LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 23,000 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THE SCHEME AND PLANTED SOME 32,000 TREES.

DR LEE CALLED UPON ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER GENERATION, TO COME FORWARD AND PLANT TREES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN MARCH 14 AND APRIL 25.

SIX PLANTING SITES HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN COUNTRY PARKS IN ΤΑΙ MO SHAN, HOK TAU, PAK TAM CHUNG, QUARRY BAY, SHING MUN AND NGONG PING.

COUNTRY PARKS STAFF WILI, BE ON DUTY DURING THE PERIOD TO PROVIDE SEEDLINGS, TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ADVICE.

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! "ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY

GROUPS TO TAKE PART IN THE PLANTING PROGRAMME. INTERESTED SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT ON 733 2121," DR LEE SAID.

HE ALSO THANKED COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303 AND THE NEWLY FORMED FRIENDS OF THE COUNTRY PARKS, FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN CO-ORGANISING COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION PROJECTS,

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LUCKY VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS SALE BY AUCTION

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FIFTY VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS WERE PUT UP FOR AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL OF $1,386,000 WHICH WILL GO ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES AFTER DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES INCURRED.

THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION MARK AT888 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $250,000.

ANOTHER REGISTRATION MARK BY10 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND PRICE OF $230,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1,000 EACH FOR FB6174, FB548 AND FB4278.

HIGHEST FC4363,

FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF TODAY'S AUCTION:

$

$

$

FC2668 22,000 FC120 20,000 *FF898 40,000 FC211 20,000 FC880 31,000 BB6232 6,000 FB9888 23,000

*FC83

80,000

EU132

14,000

FB9139

5,000 FB770 7,000 FC172 FB6174

FB7880 4,000 FA228 50,000 FC2028 12,000 FB882 40,000 *DS909 26,000 *BY10 230,000 FB638 23,000 FC6686 9,000 FC328 60,000 FB9989 8,000 DJ1288 14,000 FA346 5,000 FB2823 11,000 CF226 12,000 *7715 50,000 *FH636 40,000 FC1238 24,000 FC987 22,000 FB3398 9,000 FC612 12,000 FC207 2,000 *FF3311 86,000

FB316 18,000 FC978 23,000 *AT888 250,000 AA3418 9,000 FB9929 6,000 EC712 8,000 FC2232 9,000 *AR4400 12,000 FC608 10,000

FB257 4.000

FC4363 1,000

6,000

FB4278 1,000 FC9010 3,000 *FH747 7,000 1,000 FB548 1,000

* SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK (NOT TRANSFERABLE)

/SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS