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SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986
THE HIGHEST DAILY FIGURE OF 2 144 VISITORS THREE TIMES MORE THAN THE DAILY AVERAGE OF 620 WAS RECORDED IN OCTOBER.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WEEKEND THAT THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE AT PAK TAM CHUNG WAS BUILT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK, AND ACTIVITIES THAT COULD BE UNDERTAKEN.
+THE POPULARITY OF THE CENTRE REFLECTS AN INCREASING PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE SA! KUNG COUNTRY PARK AND A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNTRYSIDE RESOURCES AND THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE SUCCESS OF THE VISITOR CENTRE CONCEPT, THE DEPARTMENT IS EMBARKING ON A PROGRAMME TO BUILD THREE MORE VISITOR CENTRES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
+ THE FIRST OF THE THREE NEW CENTRES IS BEING BUILT AT THE ENTRANCE OF SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2.5 MILLION. CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
+ THE SECOND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN TAI MO SHAN COUNTRY PARK WHILE THE THIRD IS BEING PLANNED AT TAI TAM, + HE SAID.
THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE, WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 400 SQUARE METRES, CONSISTS OF A RECEPTION HALL, AN EXHIBITION AREA, AN AUDITORIUM AND A GARDEN DISPLAYING PLANTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
THE DISPLAY MOUNTED AT THE CENTRE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA, LOCAL PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME, AND OTHER COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION MATERIALS.
THE VISITOR CENTRE IS OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM DAILY.
THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK IS AMONG THE MOST POPULAR OF HONG KONG'S 21 COUNTRY PARKS DEVELOPED AND MANAGED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE PARK LAST YEAR.
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