XN000022-1975-04-24 — Page 2

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1975

HONG KONG AT A GLANCE

ELEVATION TINTS A FEATURE OF NEW MAP

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ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MAPS OF HONG KONG EVER MADE HAS JUST GONE ON SALE IN A NEW, IMPROVED AND UPDATED FORM. HILL SHADING AND ELEVATION TINTS HAVE DEEN USED TO MAKE THE RELIEF OF THE TERRITORY READILY APPARENT TO THE USER.

THIS LATEST PRODUCT OF THE LAND SURVEYORS AND CARTOGRAPHERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS THE MAP ENTITLED +HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES+, PRODUCED ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 50,000.

THE MAP CONSISTS OF TWO SHEETS WHICH CAN BE STUCK TOGETHER TO GIVE A WALL MAP ABOUT 2 METRES LONG AND 1.3 METRES HIGH.

SHEET I SHOWS THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES MAINLAND TOGETHER WITH LANTAU AND LAMMA. SHEET II DEPICTS HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES. EACH SHEET IS PRICED AT $5.

THIS DUAL-LANGUAGE MAP IS THE WORK OF THE SURVEY BRANCH OF THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, AND THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS AND SURVEY, MR. IVOR STANTON, DESCRIBED IT TODAY AS +A NOTABLE AND WELCOME ADDITION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S RANGE OF POPULAR MAPS+.

THE GOVERNMENT LAND SURVEYOR, MR. JIM BENTLEY, WHO IS HEAD OF THE SURVEY DRANCH, COMMENTED: +THE NEW MAP PROVIDES THE ANSWER FOR ANY RESIDENT OF HONG KONG WHO WANTS TO SEE THE TERRITORY BOTH AT A GLANCE AND ALSO IN GREATER DETAIL THAN IN OUR TOURIST-TYPE MAPS.

+NOT EVERYONE CAN INTERPRET UNSHADED CONTOUR LINES EASILY AND THE INCLUSION OF HILL SHADING AND ELEVATION TINTS IN THE NEW MAP IN ADDITION TO THE CONTOUR LINES MAKES IT FAR MORE INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE TO THE AVERAGE USER.+

THE OLD 1:50,000 MAP HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THREE EDITIONS, WITH AT LEAST 30,000 SHEETS SOLD OR ISSUED.

THIS OLD VERSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE SINCE IT IS STILL THE MORE SUITABLE MAP FOR PEOPLE SUCH AS CIVIL ENGINEERS, PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS WHO WISH TO ADD THEIR OWN MARKINGS TO IT FOR PROFESSIONAL REASONS. A FOURTH EDITION IS NOW BEING PREPARED.

THE FIRST EDITION OF THE NEW MAP RUNS TO 5.000 COPIES OF EACH SHEET. THE MAIN PLACES OF SALE ARE THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE AND THE MAP SALES COUNTER OF THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE ON THE 19TH FLOOR OF MURRAY EUILDING..

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