236 His Mission, Our Mission Fr Anthony said the visit to Mt Hagen in the cool-climate highlands was a highlight for him. “There are so many different kinds of plants and flowers with vibrant colours to see,” he said. “And virtually everything the people eat is locally grown. “There are many ecologically positive things in this environment. However, there are also issues that would need to be addressed as well, such as the amount of plastic rubbish being thrown on the ground, which unfortunately, degrades an exceptionally beautiful and scenic landscape.” On the issue of social media, Fr Anthony said that in PNG, internet penetration as of January 2023 was only 32 per cent, while the number of social media users was only 8.5 per cent. “This is significantly lower than the global average of 68 per cent and 62 per cent respectively,” he said. “However, what is remarkable is that the rate of social media users among seminarians who attended the talks at both places was 100 per cent. “This means that all these future Church leaders fall into a small number of people in PNG who have access to the internet and already have social media accounts, albeit the rate
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