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+ IT HAS HELPED PREPARE THEM FOR THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE AHEAD AS IT WILL FOR YOU HERE TODAY WHO HAVE PERSEVERED AND QUALIFIED FOR THE SILVER AWARD, THE SECOND OF THE THREE AWARDS,+ MR. WATSON SAID.
+ I HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT YOU WILL STRIVE FURTHER FOR THE NEXT AND HIGHEST AWARD, THE GOLD, AND BY DOING SO FURTHER STRENGTHEN YOUR CHARACTER AND SELF CONFIDENCE.
+ ALSO HOPE THAT YOU WILL SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS, EITHER THROUGH THE MANY ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG WHICH ARE
INVOLVED WITH THE SCHEME OR BY SIMPLY POINTING THE WAY AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE, HE SAID,
EIGHTH COUNTRY PARK DESIGNATED
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THE PLOVER COVE PENINSULA, INCLUDING THE HUGE RESERVOIR AREA, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A COUNTRY PARK IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKS DESIGNATED UNDER THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE TO EIGHT PLUS ONE SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE AT TAI PO KAU.
THE PLOVER COVE COUNTRY PARK IS THE LARGEST SO FAR DESIGNATED. COVERING AN AREA OF 4,594 HECTARES, IT IS SITUATED EAST OF TAI ME! TUK/LUK KENG ROAD, AND FROM YUNG SHUE AU ON STARLING INLET IN THE NORTH TO HARBOUR ISLAND IN THE SOUTH.
INCLUDED IN THE AREA IS 3,422 HECTARES OF GRASSY HILLS AND SCATTERED WOODLAND AND 1,172 HECTARES OF WATER SURFACE OF THE PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR.
MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRY PARK WILL BE AIMED PRIMARILY AT THE PROVISION FOR BARBECUE AND PICNIC ACTIVITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS MAKING THE AREA AVAILABLE FOR HIKERS AND CAMPERS.
VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE WILL BE PROTECTED AND SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO CONSERVATION OF THE UNSPOILT LANDSCAPE AND SCENIC VALUES OF THE AREA.
RECREATIONAL ZONES WILL BE CONCENTRATED AROUND THE WEST SHORE OF THE RESERVOIR AND ALONG THE TAI MEI TUK/LUK KENG ROAD. BARBECUE FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THESE ZONES AT SUITABLE LOCATIONS WHERE THE FIRE RISK CAN BE CONTAINED. ALL SITES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH PICNIC FACILITIES, CHILDREN'S PLAY EQUIPMENT AND SHELTERS, ALL DESIGNED TO CATER FOR BOTH LARGE AND SMALL PARTIES OF VISITORS.
WILDERNESS ZONES WILL BE THE HILLY AND LESS ACCESSIBLE AREAS OF THE PARK WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SCENIC BACKGROUND TO THE RECREATIONAL ZONES. THE HILLY TERRAIN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUIET WALKING ALONG THE FOOTPATH SYSTEM. NATURE TRAILS AND OTHER GUIDED WALKS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ESTABLISHED.
A SPOKESMAN