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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1977

THE COUNTRY PARKS WILL BE ADMINISTERED FROM MANAGEMENT CENTRES WHOSE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BARBECUE AND PICNIC AREAS, HIKING PATHS AND CAMPSITES.

+OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING FIRST LINE FIRE FIGHTING CREWS, KEEPING THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN, AS WELL AS ASSISTING IN THE EDUCATION IN THE USE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND PREVENTING MISUSE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE BY ENFORCING COUNTRY PARKS REGULATIONS.

THE PROGRAMME HAS ALREADY STARTED, AND SITE FORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY AT KEI LING HA AND HOI HA MANAGEMENT SITES, IN THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA.

SITE INVESTIGATION OF NORTH LANTAU

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO CARRY OUT A MAJOR SITE INVESTIGATION ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF LANTAU ISLAND.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE P.W.D.

MR. WONG WAN-MING, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SAID THE INVESTIGATION, COVERING THE AREA BETWEEN THE KAP SHUI MUN CHANNEL AND TUNG CHUNG, WOULD BEGIN IN FEBRUARY AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE INVESTIGATION, HE SAID, FORMED THE FIRST STEP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE NORTH LANTAU COAST.

RESULTS OBTAINED WOULD BE USED TO COMPILE COMPREHENSIVE SOILS INFORMATION IN THE AREA NECESSARY FOR DETAILED ENGINEERING STUDIES.

THE SOIL EXPLORATION HAS BEEN PLANNED AND THE CONTRACT WILL BE SUPREVISED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE P.W.D.

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