FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1979
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$6 MILLION CONTRACT FOR LANTAU COUNTRY PARK FACILITIES SIGNED
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A $6 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MANAGEMENT CENTRES, TOILETS AND CAMPSITES AT THE LANTAU COUNTRY PARK WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE LANTAU COUNTRY PARKS, WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF 7 800 HECTARES RECEIVED MORE THAN 700 000 RECREATIONAL VISITORS LAST YEAR AND THE FIGURE IS EXPECTED TO BREAK THE 800 000 BARRIER THIS YEAR.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEW FACILITIES WAS SIGNED TODAY BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. JOHN RIDDELL- SWAN AND THE MANAGER OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, HUNG YUE AND CO., MR. CHENG WAH.
TERMS OF THE CONTRACT STIPULATE THAT TWO MANAGEMENT CENTRES AT TUNG CHUNG AND TAI 0, A TOILET BLOCK AND CAMPSITE AT NAM SHAN BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS' TIME.
THE MANAGEMENT CENTRES WILL BE THE BASE FOR 124 STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AT PRESENT THERE IS A MANAGEMENT CENTRE AT NAM SHAN AND A SUB-CENTRE AT SHEK PIK. SINCE THE FORMAL DESIGNATION OF THE PARKS (NORTH AND SOUTH LANTAU) EARLIER THIS YEAR NUMEROUS RAIN SHELTERS, PICNIC PLACES, BARBECUE SITES AND CAMPSITES HAVE BEEN SET UP WITHIN THE AREA, FUTURE PLANS, BEYOND THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, CALL FOR EXTENDING PRESENT FACILITIES AS WELL AS FIRE LOOKOUT POSTS.
MR. RIDDELL-SWAN SAID TODAY THAT LANTAU WAS PROVING TO BE A VERY POPULAR RECREATIONAL AREA FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
AND HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PLANNING TO PRESERVE AS MUCH OF THE ISLAND AS POSSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PURPOSES.
ALREADY THE DEPARTMENT WAS TAKING OVER THE PRESERVATION OF OLD FORTS AT TUNG CHUNG AND FAN LAU AND ANCIENT LIME KILNS AT YI LONG WAN IN THE CHI MA WAN PENINSULA.
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