Thursday, August 23, 1973
The Crown Lands and Survey Office, among others, extended support
during the survey and preparation stages of the report and the map by putting
its various facilities and labour at the disposal of the authors. The
base-map of Hong Kong used in the report was designed and produced by the
cartographic staff of the Survey Branch of the Crown Lands and Survey Office.
The geological information was then added by the Directorate of
Overseas Surveys in England under the guidance of the geologists from the
Institute of Geological Sciences and the multi-coloured map was finally printed
by the Ordnance Survey department. In the meantime the report was being
printed in Hong Kong by the Government Printer.
"The whole exercise was a good example of technical co-operation between the Hong Kong and British Governments," the spokesman commented.
He further pointed out that the report stood in its own right as
a substantial contribution to the study of the geology of Hong Kong.
It will be distributed to various academic institutions, universities,
libraries and national organisations throughout the world.
The report
including the map which is in two sheets
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is now on
sale for $30 in Hong Kong. The unfolded map can be purchased separately
for $8.
Copies of the report are available at the following places: the
Crown Lands and Survey Office, 19th Floor, Murray Building; its Kowloon Office
located on 11th Floor, Kowloon Government Offices, Nathan Road and the
Government Publications Centre, Star Ferry Concourse.
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