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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1975
MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR HOLIDAY-MAKERS
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WORK IS FORGING AHEAD TO PROVIDE MORE AND BETTER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR HOLIDAY-MAKERS IN HONG KONG.
AN AREA OF VACANT LAND IN PUI O ON SOUTHERN LANTAU HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS A PROTOTYPE CAMPSITE AND WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN ON THE PROJECT.
THE CAMPSITE, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED LATER THIS SUMMER, WILL PROVIDE 20 CAMPING PLACES FOR THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST-COME- FIRST SERVED BASIS. EACH CAMPING PLACE WILL HAVE A BARBECUE PIT, A TABLE AND BENCH UNIT AS WELL AS WATER SUPPLY. HOWEVER, THE CAMPERS WILL HAVE TO BRING ALONG THEIR OWN TENTS.
A SMALL SITE OFFICE WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE CAMP SITE. THIS WILL BE MANNED BY A FORESTRY WARDEN DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO CAMPERS. FIRST AID KITS WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE IF NECESSARY.
+IF THIS PROJECT PROVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MORE CAMPSITES TO BE BUILT AT PLACES LIKE SAI KUNG AND IN OTHER PARTS OF LANTAU,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID.
FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE FIVE-YEAR RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN 1972, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY EMBARKED ON THE TASK OF DEVELOPING SEVERAL MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREAS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. THESE AREAS ARE LOCATED AT SHING MUN RESERVOIR, KOWLOON RESERVOIR, TYTAM RESERVOIR AND ABERDEEN RESERVOIR ALL WITHIN EASY REACH OF URBAN DWELLERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, FUNDS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMILAR FACILITIES IN THE BRIDE'S POOL AREA AND PAT HEUNG NEAR SEK KONG. THE NEXT TO BE DEVELOPED IS SOUTHERN LANTAU AND IT IS PLANNED THAT EVENTUALLY SAI KUNG TOO, WILL BE TURNED INTO A WELL-EQUIPPED RECREATIONAL GROUND.
AT PRESENT, A TOTAL OF 145 RECREATION SITES COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 55 ACRES TOGETHER WITH ABOUT 190 MILES OF FOOTPATHS ARE MANAGED BY THE CONSERVATION AND FORESTS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND HONG KONG ISLAND.
OF THE 145 SITES, 71 ARE FOR BARBECUE USE WHERE MORE THAN 630 BARBECUE PITS ARE INSTALLED, WHILE THE REMAINDER ARE PICNIC PLACES. ALL THE PICNIC SITES ARE PROVIDED WITH TABLE AND BENCH UNITS, BENCH SEATS AND LITTER BINS.
TYPICAL COUNTRY-STYLE RAIN SHELTERS ARE ALSO FOUND AT THE ABERDEEN RESERVOIR, SHING MUN AND BRIDE'S POOL RECREATIONAL AREAS. AND PLANS ARE ALREADY IN HAND TO CONSTRUCT MORE IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
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