SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1981
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NEW BOOKLET CAPTURES SCENIC BEAUTY OF
HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS
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THE SCENIC BEAUTY OF HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS IS CAPTURED IN FULL COLOUR IN A NEW BOOKLET WHICH DETAILS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MAJOR PROGRAMME TO CONSERVE LARGE AREAS OF COUNTRYSIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AN EVER-EXPANDING POPULATION.
PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC, THE BILINGUAL BOOKLET NOTES THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A CHAIN OF COUNTRY PARKS COVERING A TOTAL LAND AREA OF 41 296 HECTARES.
A COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY WAS FORMED IN 1976 TO DESIGNATE PARK AREAS, TO PROTECT THE VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES SUCH AS BARBECUE AND PICNIC PLACES, HIKING TRAILS, CAMPSITES, VARIOUS OTHER AMENITIES AND VISITOR CENTRES.
ENTITLED, +HONG KONG COUNTRY PARKS+, THE BOOKLET IS ON SALE FOR $13 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT LEADING BOOKSHOPS.
IT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WHO, AS COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGNATION, PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COUNTRY PARKS.
A NUMBER OF INFORMATIVE MAPS PREPARED BY CARTOGRAPHERS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOOKLET, WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED WITH THE BLESSING OF THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD.
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+TO EVERYONE LIVING IN HONG KONG, THE COUNTRYSIDE IS A PRECIOUS ASSET, THE BOOKLET OBSERVES. IT MEANS RELAXATION, HEALTH AND ENJOYMENT AWAY FROM THE CROWDED CITY STREETS.+
+THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS FLORA AND FAUNA ARE WELL PROTECTED BY LAW, BUT EVEN SO THE PRESERVATION OF THIS BEAUTY AND GRANDEUR IS DEPENDENT ON THE CARE AND CONCERN OF ALL WHO GO OUT INTO THE COUNTRY OR WHO LIVE ON THE LAND.+
+ONLY WHEN EVERYONE APPRECIATES THIS, AND ACTS ACCORDINGLY, CAN HONG KONG BE CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE COUNTRYSIDE TO ENJOY.+
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