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Public urged to observe fire safety and keep countryside clean The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (September 25) reminded people to take extra care to observe fire safety in the countryside and to keep it clean during the Mid-Autumn Festival. A department spokesman said the coming Mid-Autumn Festival posed a high fire risk due to the dry weather and tall grass of the season. "Visitors should refrain from releasing any Hung Ming lantern, and be extremely careful with barbecue fire as well as candle-lit lanterns," he said. "It is an offence under the Forests and Countryside Ordinance to light fire illegally or to release a Hung Ming lantern in the country parks and open countryside. "Anyone who contravenes the ordinance is liable to a maximum fine of $25,000 and one year's imprisonment." The spokesman also reminded visitors to keep the countryside clean. Anyone who commits a littering offence in the country park area is liable to a fixed penalty of $1,500.
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