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SIGNBOARDS AT EACH OF THE STATIONS SHOW HOW DIFFERENT EXERCISES SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
AND ALONG THE NETWORK OF FOOTPATHS IS A MINI NATURE TRAIL WHERE PLANTS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF VISITORS.
THE WHEELCHAIR TRAIL FORMS PARTS OF THE ABERDEEN P.H.A.B. BARBECUE SITE, WHICH COVERS JUST OVER HALF A HECTARE NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK.
AMONG THE FACILITIES AT THE BARBECUE SITE ARE BARBECUE PITS TABLES, BENCHES AND TOILETS, ALL SUITABLE FOR USE BY THE HANDICAPPED AS WELL.
MR WHOLEY SAID THAT THE PURPOSE OF SETTING UP THE P.H.A.B. SITE WAS TO INTEGRATE THE HANDICAPPED INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE SHARING OF FACILITIES IN COUNTRY PARKS.
THE IDEA HAD BEEN INITIATED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT BUT TECHNICAL ADVICE HAD BEEN SOUGHT FROM RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS.
MR WHOLEY SAID THAT THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK HAD BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE P.H.A.B. SITE BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE URBAN AREA AND WAS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
IN ADDITION, IT WAS NEAR A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
+IN VIEW OF THIS, I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE P.H.A.B. SITE WILL PROVE TO BE VERY POPULAR, HE SAID,
TWO DB'S TO DISCUSS WHITE PAPER *****
CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE REPROVISIONING OF SMITHFIELD CATTLE DEPOT IN KENNEDY TOWN AND THE ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SCHEME.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN SCOTT, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TO BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE SCHEME.
AT THE MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE URBAN COUNCIL'S FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME.
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