FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1937
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YUEN LONG DB MEMBERS TOUR COUNTRY PARK FACILITIES
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MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S NEW COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE AND TREE NURSERY AT TAI TONG TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE IR OPERATION.
LED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR TAI KUEN, AND THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR LEUNG CHEUK-PUT, THE PARTY OF 18 WAS GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS), MR K.C. IU.
THEY WERE TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE MANAGEMENT CENTRE, THE NEWEST OF THE 29 CENTRES IN HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS, AND WERE BRIEFED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK IN MANAGING THE TAI LAM CHUNG COUNTRY PARK AND THE PLAN TO FURTHER IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE PARK.
THE COMMITTEE EARLIER EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER SILTING OF THE NEARBY YUEN LONG NULLAH. THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT CENTRE AT TAI TONG WOULD ENABLE LARGE SCALE AFFORESTATION TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE ERODED SLOPES OF NORTHERN TAI LAM CHUNG COUNTRY PARK AND WOULD THUS HELP REDUCE SOIL EROSION.
THE PARTY LATER VISITED THE ADJACENT TREE NURSERY WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE TWO EXISTING NURSERIES AT TAI LUNG, SHEUNG SHUI AND ON LANTAO ISLAND, ARE PRODUCING 800 000 SEEDLINGS THIS YEAR FOR PLANTING IN THE COUNTRY PARKS AND NEW TOWNS.
OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 2.6 HECTARES, THE TAI TONG NURSERY, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE TAI LUNG NURSERY, HAS SCOPE FOR FURTHER EXPANSION TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR TREE SEEDLINGS.
THE VISITORS WOUND UP THE TOUR BY PLANTING TREES IN THE COMPOUND OF THE TAI TONG COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE.
TENDERS CALLED FOR SOFT LANDSCAPE WORKS
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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) INVITED TENDERS FOR SOFT LANDSCAPE WORK TO RE-ESTABLISH A WOODLAND HABITAT ALONG TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN SHA TIN TO TAI WO PING INTERCHANGE.
THE SOFT LANDSCAPE WORK IS TO PRESERVE THE SCENIC AND AMENITY VALUE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE IN GENERAL AND TO REDUCE THE IMMEDIATE VISUAL IMPACT OF THE TAI PO ROAD IMPROVEMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
WORK, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS TO COMPLETE, WILL INVOLVE THE PREPARATION OF MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR THE SOFT LANDSCAPING SUPPLY AND PLANTING OF PLANTS ON SLOPES, NEW AMENITY AREAS AND CAR PARKS; AND GENERAL ROADSIDE PLANTING.
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