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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1994
AN AFD SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR WAS то ENHANCE TEACHERS' AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING ON THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "IT IS HOPED THAT STUDENTS WOULD MORE CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE TERRITORY'S ENDANGERED CONSERVATION EFFORTS AFTER BEING BRIEFED BY THEIR TEACHERS ON THE SUBJECT."
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AFD AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE IN PARTICULAR, HAD BEEN EFFECTIVELY CARRYING OUT THE ENFORCEMENT WORK IN RELATION TO THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS [PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE, CAP. 187.
HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES WITH A VIEW TO MAKING HONG KONG A TERRITORY WHICH STRICTLY COMPLIED WITH THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES).
AT TODAY'S SEMINAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (HONG KONG), MR DAVID MELVILLE, AND A SENIOR LECTURER OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR PAUL
BUT, SPOKE ON THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS AND PLANTS RESPECTIVELY. AFD'S CONSERVATION OFFICER DR SO PINGI-MAN GAVE A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CITES IN HONG KONG.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED AS PART THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE TERRITORY.
OTHER ITEMS IN THE PACKAGE INCLUDED THE BROADCAST OF A TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST (TVAPI), THE DISPLAY OF POSTERS AT KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY STATIONS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF STICKERS TO MEDICINAL RETAIL SHOPS REMINDING THEN NOT TO SELL ENDANGERED ITEMS.
EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION FROM FRIDAY (APRIL 151 IN TSIM SHA TSUI TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORKING ABILITIES OF THE DISABLED PERSONS.
"ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION (SPD) THE EXHIBITION FORMS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUOUS EFFORTS ΤΟ PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED AND CLARIFYING PUBLIC MISCONCEPTIONS TOWARDS THEM. SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (SELECTIVE PLACEMENT) MRS JENNIE CHOR SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY!.
THE EXHIBITION WILL INCLUDE VIDEO SHOWS AND THE DISPLAY OF
18 EXHIBITION BOARDS INTRODUCING THE VAR LOUS DISABILITIES, THE WORK DISABLED EMPLOYEES ARE PERFORMING AND THE FREE PLACEMENT SERVICE TO THE DISABLED AND FREE RECRUITMENT SERVICE TO EMPLOYERS BEING OFFERED
BY THE SPD.
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