October 18, 2004

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I've got access to a soon-to-be-released press release from Associated Press:

AP - (October 18th, Hong Kong) - A survey by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, as reported in today's South China Morning Post, has found that only 45 per cent of school students had ever seen fireflies, 41 per cent had stepped on grass in their bare feet, 40 per cent had heard the breeze in a bamboo forest, 36 per cent had hugged a tree, 29 per cent had gone camping and 18 per cent had seen the spikes of a porcupine.

In response to this Sarah Liao, Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, has announced a new Government program to "give Hong Kong's children the feeling of nature without them having to leave their own homes." Under the program the Government will start sending either a one foot square patch of grass, a piece of bamboo with electric fan, a plastic Christmas tree with hugging instructions, a tent or the spikes of a porcupine. Should the program prove successful it will be expanded to include leeches, mosquitos, various animals' excreta and stagnant water with a choice of fungal infestations. The program is expected to cost HK$19 million in the first year, to be funded by cutting school excursions to Country Parks.

posted by Simon on 10.18.04 at 11:36 AM in the




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