WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1983
NEW MAP HELPS WITH CHOICE OF CAMP SITES
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CAMPERS AND HIKERS TO THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL FIND THE CHOOSING OF CAMPSITES AND ROUTES MUCH EASIER WITH THE HELP OF A NEW COUNTRYSIDE MAP.
ENTITLED +NORTH-EAST NEW TERRITORIES+ THE NEW MAP IS THE FIFTH IN THE POPULAR COUNTRYSIDE SERIES PRODUCED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY DIVISION TO PROMOTE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL PURSUITS,
THE OTHER FOUR MAPS +HONG KONG ISLAND, NEW TERRITORIES WEST+ +LANTAU AND ISLANDS+ AND SAI KUNG AND CLEAR WATER BAY+ -- WERE SO POPULAR THAT NEW EDITIONS HAD TO BE PRINTED TO MEET DEMAND.
MR HAL EMPSON, SENIOR CARTOGRAPHER OF THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, SAID THAT AS THE AREAS COVERED BY THE NEW MAP ARE FASCINATING AREAS FOR EXPLORATION BY NATURE LOVERS, THIS NEW ADDITION TO THE SERIES NO DOUBT WILL ALSO BE ON OUR BEST-SELLERS LIST.+
+TO CATER FOR THE DIVERSITY OF PURSUITS WHICH MAY BE UNDERTAKEN, THE VARIOUS COUNTRYSIDE FEATURES ARE DENOTED BY ILLUSTRATIVE SIGNS FOR QUICK AND EASY REFERENCE, HE ADDED.
FOOTPATHS AND TRAILS ARE SHOWN ON THE MAP IN DIFFERENT LINE PATTERNS TO INDICATE WHETHER THEY ARE PAVED AND FREQUENTLY USED OR NOT. THE PAT SIN RANGE WHICH HAS PROVED EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR AMONG HIKERS IS SHOWN DISTINCTIVELY ON THE MAP FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION.
+THERE IS ALSO A CROSS-SECTION OF THE NATURAL FOOTPATH ROUTE FROM HOK TAU WAI TO TAI MEI TUK, MR EMPSON SAID.
*WITH THIS MAP IN HAND, FAMILY PARTIES CAN EASILY SELECT BARBECUE AND PICNIC SPOTS WHILE EXPERIENCED TREKKERS CAN TAKE TO RUGGED TERRAIN ALONG THE MORE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING ROUTE. +
THE MAP, WHICH HAS BEEN DRAWN TO A SCALE OF 1:25 000, INCLUDES A GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, OF INTERESTING AREAS TO VISIT SUCH AS THE VERY SCENIC PAT SIN RANGE AND PLOVER COVE COUNTRY PARKS.
THE NEW MAP WHICH FITS SNUGLY IN A PLASTIC HOLDER IS NOW ON SALE AT $10 AT THE MAP SALES COUNTER OF THE SURVEY DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD: THE MAP SALES CENTRE, 382 NATHAN ROAD. KOWLOON (ADJACENT TO THE ASTOR THEATRE); AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN GENERAL POST OFFICE.
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