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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1977
HANDY FACTS ON COUNTRY PARKS
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A FACT SHEET ON HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES GIVING A HANDY REFERENCE TO THE IR LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES.
THE AREAS COVERED BY THE FACT SHEET ARE SHING MUN, KAM SHAN, LION ROCK, TAI TAM AND ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARKS, AND A SPECIAL AREA IN TAI PO KAU RESERVED FOR NATURE STUDIES.
BESIDES DESCRIBING THEIR LOCATIONS, SCENIC SPOTS, TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES AND RECREATION FACILITIES, THE FACT SHEET ALSO LISTS SOME OF THE MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS FACED BY THE AUTHORITIES IN KEEPING THESE PARKS CLEAN AND PLEASANT FOR ALL.
THE MAIN PROBLEMS ARE FIRE AND LITTER. TWO MILLION VISITORS WERE RECORDED ENTERING THE PARKS LAST YEAR REGRETTABLY THEY LEFT BEHIND SOME 500,000 KILOGRAMMES OF RUBBISH. AND, DURING THE DRY SEASON WHEN FIRE RISKS ARE HIGH, AS MANY AS THREE TO SIX HILL FIRES MAY OCCUR DAILY.
THE FACT SHEET, PUBLISHED IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE MARKETING OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AT 1A GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
A SPECIAL SERIES OF COLOUR LEAFLETS DESCRIBING THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY PARKS IS ALSO BEING PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY ON ESTABLISHED COUNTRY WALKS.
SOME OF THESE LEAFLETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE.
NIGHT CLOSURE OF PRINCESS MARGARET RD FLYOVER ****
PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1 A.M. AND 6 A.M. DAILY FROM WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 14 TO 17) TO ENABLE MAINTENANCE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT.
DURING THESE PERIODS NORTH-BOUND TRAFFIC FROM PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD TO WATERLOO ROAD MAY TURN LEFT INTO ARGYLE STREET MAKE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, AND ENTER WATERLOO ROAD.
FOR SOUTH-BOUND TRAFFIC, MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE ALONG WATERLOO ROAD, CROSS ARGYLE STREET AND ENTER PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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