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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1993

RESIDENTS GO ON GREEN TOUR

MORE THAN 40 CITY DWELLERS AND STUDENTS HAD A TASTE OF FARM LIFE IN FANLING TODAY (SATURDAY) BY TRYING THEIR HANDS IN PLANTING SEEDS.

AT THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM "PRODUCE GREEN", THEY LEARNT IRRIGATION, FERTILISATION AND ORGANIC CULTIVATION.

THE TOUR WAS ARRANGED BY THE WONG ΤΑΙ SIN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

IN VIEW OF THE GOOD RESPONSE, THE ORGANISERS ARE PLANNING MORE SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE COMING MONTHS.

TODAY'S ACTIVITY IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WONG TAI SIN'S GREEN PLANT PROJECT WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN 1989.

THR PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED HORTICULTURAL SEMINARS AND TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES. MORE THAN 10,000 TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLANTED IN THE DISTRICT.

50 CAR MARKS SOLD FOR CHARITY

FIFTY VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS WERE SOLD IN AN AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL OF $1,624,000 WHICH WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY AFTER DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES.

THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE LECTURE HALL OF THE SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE, SAW THE REGISTRATION MARK FN1 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $350,000.

ANOTHER REGISTRATION MARK AJ88 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $250,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1,000 EACH FOR FH2948, CF547 AND FH9700.

FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF THE AUCTION:

18,000 FH783 8,000 PH193 6,000 64,000 FF8838 30,000 FH213 16,000 50,000 *FP2 100,000 *FN1 350,000 22,000

FH3889 7,000 FH366 FH1138 11,000 BC288 *FR 100 30,000 *FC20

AA3303 72,000 FJ223 FH8283 18,000 ED280 FJ325 18,000 FH2328 20,000

58,000

AL633 30,000 FH8868 16,000

AZ1682 26,000 FH802 15,000

FG8978 2,000

CD2389 14,000

FH6618 16,000

FH830 10,000

FH886 29,000 FH119 22,000 *FM300 34,000 *FP9000 20,000 *AJ88 250,000 *FN4433 12,000 FH892 14,000 AF107 40,000 FH5551 4,000 FH6818 10,000 FH2866 4,000

FH6628 32,000 FH822 28,000 FH108 52,000

FH3213

5,000

BM3972 3,000 *FP1991 10,000 FH2948 1,000 CF547 1,000 FH2330

7,000 DR8669 2,000 *CM1414 FH9700 1,000 FH735 11.000

5,000

* SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK (NOT TRANSFERABLE)

/SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS