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香港政府

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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1974

NEW TERRITORIES COUNTRYSIDE MAP

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RAMBLERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE NOW ABLE TO PLAN. AND

SET FORTH ON THEIR WALKS ARNED WITH AN AID DEVISED SPECIFICALLY TO MEET THEIR NEEDS - THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW +COUNTRYSIDE+ MAP OF THE NEW TERRITORIES/WEST.

THE MAP, PRODUCED BY THE CARTOGRAPHERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HAS JUST GONE ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC AT $3.00 A COPY. IT IS THE SECOND MAP IN THE COUNTRYSIDE+ SERIES, THE FIRST

(SHEET 1) BEING OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

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THE FIRST MAP, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1971, HAS PROVED SO POPULAR THAT TWO EDITIONS OF IT HAVE SOLD OUT RAPIDLY. A THIRD REVISED EDITION IS NOW BEING PRINTED AND SHOULD BE READY FOR ISSUE IN A FEW WEEKS' TIME.

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COMMENTING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE SERIES SO FAR, HONG KONG'S MAPMAKER-IN-CHIEF, MR. JOHN COOPER, WHO IS HEAD OF THE SURVEY BRANCH OF P.W.D.'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, SAID TODAY: *THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT TO US IN PRODUCING THIS SERIES, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT SHEET 2, THE NEU HAP," WILL

BE AS MUCH APPRECIATED AS THE FIRST.+

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THE NEW MAP, COLOURED, AND WITH LEGENDS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN DRAWN TO A SCALE OF 1:50,000. IT SHOUS FOOTPATHS AND WALKING TRAILS IN RED, WITH A BROKEN LINE TO INDICATE PATHS WHICH HAY BE SEASONALLY OVERGROWN.

THE HAP

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191

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