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HK 香港政府

GIS新聞處

DAILY INFORMATION "BULLETIN"

· GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL

P.W.D. PRODUCES NEW COUNTRYSIDE MAP FOR RAMBLERS

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MORE OF HONG KONG'S LOVELY COUNTRYSIDE IN OUTLYING AREAS IS BEING OPENED UP FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF CITY DWELLERS.

AND THIS SUMMER, FINDING A QUIET SPOT AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE CITY WILL BE AN EASIER AFFAIR, THANKS TO THE PUBLICATION OF A NEW COUNTRYSIDE MAP PRODUCED BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CARTOGRAPHERS.

ENTITLED +LANTAU AND ISLANDS+, THE MAP FEATURES THE PICTURESQUE ISLANDS OF LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU, LAMMA AND MA WAN REGARDED BY MANY AS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF HONG KONG'S OUTLYING ISLANDS.

THE MAP IS IN COLOUR WITH LEGENDS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH. IT IS THE THIRD IN THE POPULAR COUNTRYSIDE SERIES PRODUCED BY THE P.W.D.'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE TO PROMOTE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THE FIRST TWO WERE +HONG KONG ISLAND+ AND +NEW TERRITORIES WEST+, BOTH OF WHICH SOLD OUT SO QUICKLY THAT NEW EDITIONS HAD TO BE PRINTED.

+QUITE HONESTLY WE WERE A BIT SURPRISED BY THE RESPONSE,+ COMMENTED MR. HAL EMPSON, THE P.W.D.'S CHIEF MAP-MAKER, BUT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT TO US IN PRODUCING THIS SERIES.

+THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS, OF COURSE, LONG BEEN A POPULAR PLAYGROUND WITH URBAN RESIDENTS, BUT ONLY THE MORE ADVENTUROUS REALLY VENTURED OUT IN THE MORE REMOTE AREAS WHICH, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, ARE MORE INTERESTING.

+THE MAPS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE COUNTRYSIDE, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR ENJOYMENT, BUT ALSO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP A GREATER APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

+WITH THESE MAPS, THEY CAN NOW VENTURE FARTHER AFIELD AND ENJOY THE COUNTRYSIDE TO THE FULL, HE SAID.

THE +LANTAU AND ISLANDS+ MAP IS NOW ON SALE AT $4 A COPY, AND LIMITED STOCKS OF THE OTHER TWO ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S SALES COUNTER ON THE 19TH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG- THE KOWLOON CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE AT STAR FERRY.

A SMALL HANDBOOK OF GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISLANDS IS DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE WITH THE LANTAU MAP.

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Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-28TH BOOKLET

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