XN000022-1975-06-22 — Page 1

PRH 7

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SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1975.

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

LAND SURVEYORS AND CARTOGRAPHERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL SOON PRODUCE AN OFFICIAL STREET GUIDE MAP OF HONG KONG IN BOOK FORM TO BE PUBLISHED AND PUT ON SALE SOME TIME NEXT YEAR,

THE DECISION TO PRODUCE THE GUIDE WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY MR. JIH BENTLEY, WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE SURVEY BRANCH OF THE ́CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE,

HR, DENTLEY SAID THAT THE AIM TO PRODUCE THE STREET GUIDE BOOK IS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC VITI RELIABLE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION,

*UE WILL INCLUDE A LOT OF STREET AND ROAD CHANGES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AS WELL AS NEW ROADS, FLYOVERS AND BUILDINGS RECENTLY CONSTRÚCTED+ HE ADDED.

THE GUIDE WILL BE REGULARLY REVISED AT LEAST EVERY THO YEARS.

THE SIZE OF THE GUIDE HAS YET TO BE FIXED, BUT MR. BENTLEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE IN A HANDY FORM SO THAT THE TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS CAN CARRY IT AROUND EASILY.

*AS FOR THE PRICE, IT WOULD BE A MODEST ONE SO THAT SHORT-TERM VISITORS TO HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE DISCOURAGED FROM BUYING IT,+ HE POINTED OUT.

THE GUIDE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH.

HR. BENTLEY ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE LATEST P.W.D. MAP ON SALE - THE COLOUR-SHADED VERSION OF THE 1 TO 50,000 MAP OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES – HAĎ PROVED SO POPULAR THAT A REPRINT HAD BEEN ORDERED.

+VE HAD AN INITIAL ORDER OF 5,000 COPIES OF THIS MAP AND MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF THEM ARE SOLD,+ HE SAID.

REPRINTS HAVE ALSO BEEN ORDERED FOR THE TOURIST-TYPE MAP ENTITLED OFFICIAL GUIDE TO HONG KONG AND THE FIRST TWO MAPS IN THE VERY POPULAR COUNTRYSIDE SERIES FOR WALKERS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND NEW TERRITORIES VEST.

IN THE MEAN TIME, WORK CONTINUES ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE THIRD MAP IN THE COUNTRYSIDE SERIES COVERING LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU AND LAMA. THIS SHOULD BE PUBLISHED" LATER THIS YEAR.

THE SALES OF GOVERNMENT MAPS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS HAVE INCREASED WITH THE EXPANSION OF RETAIL SALES OUTLETS BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.

WITH THE RECENT OPENING OF NEW PLACES OF SALE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THERE ARE AT PRESENT NEARLY 60 SALES OUTLETS IN HONG KONG.

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 3-2339101*