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some
MR. CHAN KAM-CHUEN : Sir, mountaineering amateurs may get
thrill in
the publicity for their foolhardy
misadventure but it is not only their lives and limbs that
are at risk but also our uniformed personnel, and public
expenditure is involved. Are there any
mountaineers or
professional
associations which can train, guide and
regulate these amateurs with an aim to cut down accidents
to the minimum?
SECRETARY
FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Sir, as I have
said in my reply, the Council for Recreation and Sport has
published a very well-written pamphlet called 'Stepping
Out' and in this document there are
organisations which provide such training.
a number of
MR. SOHMEN : Sir, as the Secretary is personally well
aware
there
are
of varying degrees
difficulty in the
hill-walks in Hong Kong. Does the Government encourage
the relevant councils to erect warning signs at the
beginning of such trails that might have a degree of
difficulty to warn off the inexperienced hill-walkers?
SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
: Sir, there are
really no peaks in Hong Kong which can be classified as
dangerous for mountaineering purposes, other than probably
the few rock-faces at Lion Rock.
Most of the walks are
fairly safe from the mountaineering point of view and so
there is really no need to warn people of the danger,
unless they try things which they should not be doing.