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SHE SAID THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT INDICATED THAT THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS.
"THEIR DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THEIR GROWING COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
"IT IS VITAL THAT SUCH CO-OPERATION AND COMMITMENT INCREASES IN FUTURE, SHE SAID.
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SHE PRAISED THE FRIENDS OF THE EARTH FOR MAKING A GREAT CONTRIBUTION OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS IN BRINGING ABOUT THE NEW AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC.
**I HOPED THAT THE GOOD EXAMPLE WHICH IT SETS IN PROMOTING THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE," MRS PATTEN ADDED.
ALSO ADDRESSING THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID THE GREENING PROGRAMME THIS YEAR WAS BENEFICIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME.
DR LEE SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE 16 COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMME BY SPONSORING SOME 800 OF THEIR EMPLOYEES TO PLANT 2,000 TREES IN THE SAI KUNG AND LANTAU COUNTRY PARKS.
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HE STRESSED THAT THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME COULD HAVE BEEN THAT SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ORGANISATIONS LIKE FOE AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CONSERVATION-MINDED PEOPLE.
THE SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED SINCE 1957. IT IS ONE OF DEPARTMENT'S MAJOR ANNUAL TREE-PLANTING PROGRAMMES.
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ONE OF THE AIMS IS то PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF IMPORTANCE OF NATURE CONSERVATION AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL SECTORS OF COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER GENERATION, TO BE INVOLVED IN PLANTING AND CARING OF TREES IN THE COUNTRY PARKS.
THE DEPARTMENT RAISES SOME 800,000 TREE SEEDLINGS EACH YEAR FOR COMMUNITY PLANTING.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OF LOCAL MONUMENTS NOW ON
A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OF ALL DECLARED AND DEEMED MONUMENTS IN THE TERRITORY ENTITLED "THE HERITAGE OF HONG KONG" IS NOW ON DISPLAY IN THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE (AMO) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH, 136 NATHAN
ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.
LOOKING AROUND HONG KONG, ONE MIGHT HERITAGE, AND THAT FEW BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED REMAIN.
THINK THAT IT HAS NO BEFORE THE LAST WAR
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