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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1975

GUIDE BOOK ON NATURE TRAIL ON SALE

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A NEW GUIDE-DOOK ON THE PINEAPPLE DAM NATURE TRAIL, ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF JUBILEE RESERVOIR, IS NOW ON SALE AT $1.50 EACH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

THE TRAIL IS THE SECOND COUNTRY PATH OPENED UP BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S COUNTRY PARK PROGRAMME FOR RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE.

THE FIRST NATURE TRAIL

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THE DRAGON'S BACK – ON HỌNG

KONG ISLAND WAS OPENED LAST YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THE PINEAPPLE DAM TRAIL IS A PATH THROUGH AN AREA OF PLEASANT COUNTRYSIDE.

+ALONG THE PATH, NUMBERED MARKER-POSTS ARE PLACED AT STRATEGIC POINTS TO DRAW THE VISITOR'S ATTENTION TO SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST.+

EACH MARKER-POST REFERS TO A PARAGRAPH IN THE GUIDE- BOOK WHICH ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE SCENERY, GEOLOGY, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OF THE AREA.

BESIDES ENHANCING THE INTEREST OF NATURE-LOVERS, THE BOOK COULD ALSO BE USED AS A TEACHING AID TO STUDENTS WHO WANT TO OBSERVE THE THINGS THEY HAVE LEARNT IN SCHOOL.

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THE WALK WOULD LAST HALF AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS, DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF TIME TAKEN AT EACH STOP.

SCHOOL PARTIES WISHING TO VISIT THE TRAIL ARE ADVISED TO REACH JUBILEE RESERVOIR BY SCHOOL BUS. SMALLER PARTIES CAN USE THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICE FROM TSUEN WAN.

+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED NOT TO COLLECT OR DAMAGE THE VEGETATION ALONG THE TRAIL,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

VISITORS ARE ALSO STRONGLY URGED TO KEEP THE TRAIL CLEAN BY USING THE LITTER BINS PROVIDED, AND BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO START ANY FIRE.

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