SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1982
THE RECEPTION RESERVOIR AND THE SHEK LEI PUI RESERVOIR JOGGING TRAILS, ARE 1.65 KILOMETRES AND 1.8 KILOMETRES LONG RESPECTIVELY, AND BOTH FOLLOW ROUND THE SHORE OF THE RESERVOIRS.
BY USING CONNECTING PATHS, MORE AMBITIOUS JOGGERS CAN CONVENIENTLY USE BOTH TWO TRAILS.
JOGGERS USING THESE TRAILS WILL APPRECIATE THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AS A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT ON JOGGING ALONG URBAN STREETS.
THE SHING MUN CATCHWATER TRAIL IS A LINEAR TRAIL OF SIX KILOMETRES LONG. IT IS LOCATED IN THE CHING MUN COUNTRY PARK BUT ALSO RUNS INTO THE ADJOINING TAI MO SHAN COUNTRY PARK.
IT CAN BE REACHED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM ROUTE TWISK.
THE OTHER TRAIL IN THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK IS FIVE- KILOMETRE-LONG BY THE SIDE OF THE SHING MUN (JUBILEE) RESERVOIR AND IS ALREADY WELL PATRONISED BY JOGGERS.
THE QUARRY BAY TRAIL IS 2.5 KILOMETRES LONG AND BEGINS AT ONE END AT THE JUNCTION OF SIR CECIL'S RIDE WITH MOUNT PARKER ROAD IN QUARRY BAY COUNTRY PARK. THE OTHER ENTRANCE IS CLOSE TO BRAEMAR HILL ROAD.
THIS TRAIL OFFERS ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS OF VICTORIA HARBOUR BACKED BY THE DISTANCE HILLS OF THE KOWLOON PENINSULA.
THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE PROVISION OF JOGGING TRAILS IN COUNTRY PARKS SERVES A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVES.
THESE FACILITIES GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS PROMOTING JOGGING, AND THEY WILL ALSO RESULT IN BETTER USE OF COUNTRY PARKS.
ALL THE TRAILS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY STAFF OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, AS ARE ALL OTHER FACILITIES INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS,
+JOGGERS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO PURPOSE-BUILT AND HIGH-STANDARD TRAILS WHERE THEIR SAFETY IS ASSURED SINCE THESE TRAILS ARE LOCATED INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS WHERE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IS PROHIBITED, WITH ONE EXCEPTION THE SHING MUN CATCHWATER TRAIL AND EVEN HERE TRAFFIC IS RESTRICTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ON A NOTE OF CAUTION, THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED JOGGERS THAT UNLESS THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING TO SET THEIR OWN PACE AND TO RUN FOR FUN+ AND NOT TO FORCE THEMSELVES TO COMPLETE THE TRAIL IN A SPECIFIC TIME.
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