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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1994

COUNTRY PARK OUTING PROGRAMME DESIGN CONTEST

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FREQUENT COUNTRY PARK VISITORS WHO HAVE INNOVATIVE WELCOME TO ENTER A SPECIAL "OUTING PROGRAMME DESIGN COMPETITION" BEING HELD TO MARK THIS YEAR'S CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME.

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THE COMPETITION, ONE OF THE FOUR MAJOR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR, IS AIMED ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF KEEPING THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN.

APART FROM COUNTRY PARK VISITORS, ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE CAPABLE TO PLAN OUTDOOR PROGRAMMES ARE ALSO WELCOME TO TAKE PART, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

"ENTRANTS SHOULD DESIGN A SIX-HOUR OUTING PROGRAMME FOR A GROUP OF 30 TO 40 PARTICIPANTS IN ANY COUNTRY PARK.

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"THE PROGRAMME SHOULD HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN, HE SAID.

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EACH PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT BE LONGER THAN 2,000 WORDS, PREFERABLY WITH ILLUSTRATIONS SUCH AS DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS.

EACH ENTRANT MAY SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE PROPOSAL.

PRIZES WORTH $5,000, $2,000 AND $1,000 RESPECTIVELY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TOP THREE WINNERS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SEVEN CONSOLATION PRIZES VALUED AT $300 EACH.

ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE SENT IN PERSON ΤΟ THE DEPARTMENT'S..... CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT, ROOM 321, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, ANY OF THE SIX COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES, OR THE LIONS NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE IN SAI

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RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY MAY AND WINNERS WILL BE INFORMED SEPARATELY.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE COMPETITION CAN BE DIRECTED TO UNIT ON 733 2121.

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