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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1977
SCENIC PLOVER COVE COUNTRY PARK PROPOSED
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A LARGE STRETCH OF LAND IN THE SCENIC AREA OF THE PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR HAS BEEN PROPOSED AS A COUNTRY PARK.
THE PLOVER COVE COUNTRY PARK, WHICH IS GAZETTED TODAY, COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 4,594 HECTARES, COMPRISING 3,422 HECTARES OF GRASSY HILLS AND SCATTERED WOODLAND AND 1,172 HECTARES OF WATER SURFACE OF THE RESERVOIR.
IT LIES TO THE EAST OF TAI MEI TUK/LUK KENG ROAD AND STRETCHES FROM YUNG SHUE AU ON STARLING INLET IN THE NORTH TO HARBOUR ISLAND IN THE SOUTH.
THE COUNTRY PARK AUTHORITY HAS PREPARED A DRAFT MAP AND EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THIS PARK WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED, WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, AT THE LAND REGISTRY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES- NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING, HOMANTIN CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD DISTRICT OFFICES OF TSUEN WAN, TAI PO, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, SAI KUNG AND SHA TIN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OFFICE, 393, CANTON ROAD CITY DISTRICT OFFICES OF, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO AND WONG TAI SIN.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT MAP ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $6 PER COPY FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AT 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
UNDER THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE, NO NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED COUNTRY PARK SHOWN IN THE DRAFT MAP WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE AUTHORITY.
ANY PERSON WHO IS AGGRIEVED BY THE DRAFT MAP MAY WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS SEND A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF HIS OBJECTIONS TO THE DRAFT MAP TO THE AUTHORITY AND TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD AT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
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