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Owners of buildings and residents wishing to get more information on building management and formation of OCs are welcome to contact the district office's liaison officers in their own districts.
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Two more trails have distance posts
Two more of the territory's walking trails, the Hong Kong Trail and the Lantau Trail, will now have a series of distance posts to help hikers.
The distance posts have been installed by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) to assist hikers in identifying their position while using the trails.
The AFD's Country Parks Protection Officer, Mr Edmond Lam said: "These facilities are useful because in case of emergencies, hikers can make use of the nearest post to indicate their location so as to facilitate search and rescue operations."
Response by hikers to the first batch of distance posts at MacLehose Trail, set up in May last year, had been encouraging, he said.
On the 50-kilometre Hong Kong trail, Mr Lam pointed out that there would be a total of 100 posts, stretching from the Peak to Shek O. The distance posts are running in serial numbers from H001 to H100. The distance between two posts is about 500 metres.
Turning to the Lantau Trail, he said that this circular route would have both the starting and ending points set at Mui Wo ferry pier. Starting from South Lantau Road, this 70-kilometre trail passes through Wan Tsai before ending at Mui Wo ferry pier again. The posts, also in 500-metre intervals, run in serial numbers from L001 to LI39.
He took the opportunity to remind hikers and picnickers to always observe the safety hints during their outings at the countryside so as to prevent accidents.
The suggested safety hints include 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.
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