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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1982
NEW LEAFLETS ON COUNTRY PARKS PUBLISHED
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT A NATURE TRAIL IS AND HOW MANY THERE ARE IN HONG KONG OR IF KITE-FLYING IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE CLEAR WATER BAY COUNTRY PARK?
ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS, IN ADDITION TO A WEALTH OF OTHER INFORMATION RANGING FROM TRANSPORT GUIDELINES TO THE PARTICULAR TYPES OF FLORA AND FAUNA LIKELY TO BE FOUND IN HONG KONG, ARE CONTAINED IN FOUR NEW LEAFLETS ON COUNTRY PARKS AND SPECIAL AREAS JUST PUBLISHED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
AREAS COVERED BY THE FOUR FULL-COLOUR, BILINGUAL LEAFLETS ARE THE CLEAR WATER BAY COUNTRY PARK, THE TUNG LUNG FORT SPECIAL AREA, HONG KONG'S NATURE TRAILS, THE TAI PO KAU SPECIAL AREA, THE MAI PO MARSHES AND THE YIM TSO HA EGRETRY.
THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES DESIGNED THE LEAFLETS, WHICH ARE SPONSORED BY THE CHARTERED BANK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE. CARTOGRAPHIC MAPS IN THE LEAFLETS WERE PREPARED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT.
COLOURFUL PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING SOME OF THE SCENERY AND THE SPECIAL TYPES OF FLORA FROM THESE AREAS ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE LEAFLETS.
THE LEAFLETS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN KOWLOON, THE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF BASKERVILLE HOUSE IN ICE HOUSE STREET AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER RELATED OUTLETS.
AMONG THESE COLLECTION POINTS ARE THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES, COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES AT ABERDEEN AND TAI ME! TUK, AND MANAGEMENT CENTRES INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS AT TAI PO KAU, SHING MUN, MAN YEE, QUARRY BAY, KAM SHAN AND CLEAR WATER BAY.
COUNTRY PARKS IN HONG KONG OCCUPY ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF THE TERRITORY'S TOTAL LAND AREA, WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF 8.1 MILLION VISITS MADE TO THE PARKS IN 1981.
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