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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1984
HONG KONG ISLAND MAP GETS NEW LOOK
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THE LATEST EDITION OF THE POPULAR HONG KONG ISLAND MAP
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE SERIES CONTAINS MORE DETAILS, AND NOW INCLUDES THE PO TOI ISLANDS,
PRODUCED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY DIVISION, THE NEWLY DESIGNED VERSION ADOPTS THE LATEST CARTOGRAPHIC STANDARDS AND INCORPORATES CHANGES AND NEW FACILITIES SINCE THE SEVENTH EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1981.
+ IN THE CASE OF FOOTPATHS, EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE ACCURACY WITH DETAILED STUDY OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, FIELD CHECKS, FEEDBACK FROM INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS, AND THE COUNTRY PARK AUTHORITY, THE DIVISION'S SENIOR CARTOGRAPHER, MR HAL EMPSON SAID.
+THESE PATHS ARE REPRESENTED BY DIFFERENT LINE PATTERNS ON THE MAP TO INDICATE GRADING, CONDITION AND STEEPNESS, ALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF USERS WHO WISH TO ENJOY SCENIC SPOTS AND PLEASANT WALKS ALONG THE COUNTRYSIDE OF THE ISLAND, HE ADDED.
THE MAIN MAP SCALE USED IN THE NEW FORMAT, FOR THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG ISLAND PLUS PO TOI ISLAND, IS 1:20 000 WITH DETAILED ENLARGEMENTS OVERLEAF AT SCALES VARYING FROM 1: 7 500 TO 1: 12 500 FOR THE MORE POPULAR PICNIC SPOTS, SUCH AS THE PEAK AND AREAS AROUND TAI TAM AND ABERDEEN RESERVOIRS.
THE MAP INCLUDES A BILINGUAL GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION, A LIST OF POPULAR WALKS AND PLACES OF INTEREST, FACILITIES AVAILABLE, AN INDEX OF PLACE NAMES AND NOTES ON HOW TO USE THE MAP.
+THE NEW MAP. IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC JACKET, IS AVAILABLE AT $10 EACH AT MAP SALES COUNTERS OF THE SURVEY DIVISION, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AND LEADING BOOKSTORES.
+THIS MAP IS SHEET NO. 1 IN OUR SERIES, WHICH INCLUDES FOUR OTHERS, COVERING NEW TERRITORIES WEST, NEW TERRITORIES NORTH-EAST, SAI KUNG/CLEAR WATER BAY, LANTAU AND ISLANDS. THESE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SAME OUTLETS,+ MR EMPSON SAID.
THE SURVEY DIVISION'S MAP SALES CENTRES ARE LOCATED AT:-
* MURRAY BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG ;
* 382 NATHAN ROAD (AT THE JUNCTION OF GASCOIGNE ROAD),
KOWLOON; AND
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DISTRICT SURVEY OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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