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Wednesday, June 27, 1973
OPENING UP HONG KONG FOR PICNICKERS
Picnickers and hikers will soon be able to "span" Hong Kong Island
by way of a pleasant country path leading direct from North Point to Tai Tam
reservoir.
A one-mile concrete footpath will be constructed from Quarry Gap
to Tai Tan dam by means of joining various beaten tracks on the hillside.
The footpath will link up with another path leading from Mount
Parker Road near Quarry Bay to form a walkway with a standard width of 10 feet.
Barbecue pits, landscaping, nature walks, tables and benches, and
toilet facilities will be provided along the footpath, which is expected
to be completed by next summer.
The project is a part of a five-year development programme recommended
by the New Territories and Hong Kong Island Advisory Committee for Recreational
Development and Nature Conservation, which aims at providing easily accessible
picnic spots with various facilities for the use of large numbers of visitors.
Other projects planned on Hong Kong Island include picnic spots
in Pok Fu Lam, Mount Davis and Wong Nei Chung. Country parks have also been
planned in the New Territories at Shing Mun, Lion Rock, Pak Sha Wan and on
Lantau Island.
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