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Distance posts to help hikers
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) has set up a series of distance posts along the MacLehose Trail to help hikers.
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AFD country park development officer Dr Yeung Ka-ming said this was a safety feature introduced to assist hikers in identifying their position while at the territory's longest trail.
Dr Yeung said: "In case of emergency, hikers may make use of the number of the nearest post to indicate their location so as to facilitate search and rescue operations."
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There are a total of 200 such posts along the MacLehose Trail, which stretches for over 100 kilometres through the finest scenery of eight country parks.
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The distance between two posts is about 500 metres. The first numbered post starts at Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung and the last one ends near San Hui Tsuen, Tuen Mun.
Dr Yeung said these posts could also help hikers plan itinerary of their walks at the trail, which is divided into 10 stages of different lengths.
At the moment, only the MacLehose Trail is equipped with the distance posts. These facilities are expected to be extended to the Hong Kong Trail and Lantau Trail later.
Dr Yeung also reminded hikers to always observe the safety hints during their outings so as to prevent accidents.
Some of the safety hints are the awareness of own physical limitations, careful planning of walking routes, identification of difficult areas, sufficient equipment and clothing as well as alertness of weather changes during trips.
End/Sunday, May 28, 1995
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