WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1986
27
BARBECUE BAN TO BE LIFTED
****
THE BAN ON BARBECUING IN ALL COUNTRY PARKS, OTHER THAN THE CLOSED PARKS IN TAI LAM, TAI MO SHAN, SHING MUN AND TAI PO KAU NATURE RESERVE, WILL BE LIFTED AS FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE MOVE WAS MADE IN VIEW OF THE RECENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THIS WOULD ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY THE COUNTRY PARKS TO THE FULL DURING THE COMING LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN WARNED, THE FIRE RISK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IS STILL HIGH.
+THERE IS, THEREFORE, A NEED TO KEEP THE TAI LAM, TAI MO SHAN AND SHING MUN COUNTRY PARKS AND THE TAI PO KAU NATURE RESERVE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TO PREVENT FURTHER FIRE DAMAGE TO HONG KONG'S MAJOR PARK PLANTATIONS, HE SAID.
DESPITE THE LIFTING OF THE BARBECUE BAN, THE PUBLIC SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE AND BARBECUE ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS INSIDE THE OPENED PARKS.
+ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IS A SERIOUS OFFENCE PUNISHABLE WITH A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TRAFFIC PLAN FOR NEW YEAR FAIRS
****
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN
YUEN LONG AND SAN PO KONG ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 8) IN CONNECTION WITH THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN THE TWO AREAS.
IN YUEN LONG, TAI YUK ROAD BETWEEN KAU YUK ROAD AND MA TIN ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND FROM 5 PM ON FEBRUARY 8 TO 7 AM THE NEXT DAY. MA TIN ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY EAST AND NORTHBOUND.
AT THE SAME TIME, NEW TERRITORIES GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE NO. 39 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA KAU YUK ROAD, TAI YUK ROAD AND MA TIN ROAD ON ITS KUNG OM BOUND JOURNEYS.
/IN SAN PO ............***