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11.3
The plans given below are only a skeleton and detailed plans can only be provided by a person with experience in this field. It is recommended that a member of staff from the Wildfowl Trust (Slimbridge, oucester, U.K.), or a similar organization, be invited to visit Hong Kong to advise on the lay out etc.
11.4
Part of the existing centre kei wai would be infilled to permit the construction of:-
11.4.1
Turnstile.
11.4.2
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Display Centre. The Display Centre would contain simple exhibits depicting the area, its ecology and the kei wais, with particular reference to wildfowl. The Centre could probably be open sided, which would reduce the cost while increasing the holding capacity, however a roof would be essential to shelter both exhibits and visitors.
11.4.3
Restaurant/Cafeteria/Toilets.
While the Restaurant/Cafe-
teria is not an essential part of the project it is felt that it would increase the public appeal of the Perk and produce additional revenue. Toilet facilities must be provided whether or not the Restaurant/ Cafeteria is built.
11.4.4.
Office/Store. The Office should provide a room each for the Scientific Officer & Executive Aspictint, and there should be a common room and chang-
ing room with shower for the Assistant Wardens. The Scientific Officer's room should include a sink with hot and cold running water, a work-top,
storage space for limited laboratory equipment (e.c. glassware, binocular microscope, chemicals) and a rfrigerator with a large deep freeze compartment. This would permit a certain amount of research to be conducted e.g. preliminary post-mortem examination of dead birds, faecal and pellet analysis etc. The Store would accommodate supplies such as bird feed as well as miscellaneous plant (pumps etc.).
11.5
Care must be taken to ensure that the design of the buildings is in sympathy with the surrounding environment. Mains vater, electricity and sewage systems would be extended from the housing estate.
11.6
It is envisaged that a short access road will be needed to a carpark on the east side of the creek. Both the road and the carpark would have to be build either on private land, which would have to be bought for the purpose, or on Crown Land, in which case compensation would have to be paid. The cost of private land in the area is estimated at $3 per sq. ft.
11.7
The carpark should be suitably screened and a garage built to house a service vehicle (e.g. long wheelbase Land Rover).
11.8
Four hides would be placed at the perimeter of the Park. Two of the hides would be placed on the bund adjacent to the Restricted Access Reserve overlooking the reserve. The other two hides would be placed on the edge of the mangrove belt overlooking Deep Bay. At present the tenure of the mangrove belt is under investigation. If it is concluded that the area is part of Oysterbed Number Five, it may prove to be difficult to construct these two hides. (for details of hide design and construction see Appendix 5).
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11.9
The lines of the paths given in Fig. 6 are designed to allow good viewing of the wildfowl collection but also to prevent excessive distrubance to the birds (both in the park and the reserve), while arking use of the existing bunds. The paths should be wide enough to allow the passage of a small service vehicle (e.g. 'mini' tractor and trailer). Some work would be needed to heighten the perimeter bunds to prevent flooding during exceptionally high tides e.ß. during typhoons.