TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1982
NEW SAFE CAMPING BOOKLET AVAILABLE
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THE 'SAFE CAMPING' BOOKLET COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCORPORATE NEW INFORMATION.
FREE COPIES WILL BE OBTAINABLE FROM THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 4) FROM THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE,
11TH FLOOR, WING ON CENTRE, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
THE FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOKLET PROVED SO POPULAR THAT THE STOCK RAN OUT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.
THE REVISED VERSION INCLUDES SIX ADDITIONAL PAGES ABOUT NE CAMP SITES.
THE BOOKLET, BOTH EDITIONS OF WHICH ARE SPONSORED BY EXXON CHEMICAL ASIA PACIFIC LTD. AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE, PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH SAFETY HINTS AND GENERAL GUIDELINES ON CAMPING AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON CAMPING SITES MANAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
+SINCE CAMPING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE,+ SAID MR CHAM SIU-LEUN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS, IT IS HOPED THAT THIS BOOKLET WILL SERVE AS A USEFUL GUIDE TO CAMPERS AND PROVIDES HELPFUL ADVICE ON HOW TO PLAY SAFE' WHILE CAMPING.+
*SAFE CAMPING CONSISTS OF TWO SECTIONS.
THE FIRST SECTION ON CAMPING REMINDS CAMPERS ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN AND THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG.
THE OTHER SECTION ON CAMP SITES COVERS A TOTAL OF 35 SITES, GIVING SUCH DETAILS AS LOCATIONS, ACCESS ROUTES, FACILITIES AVAILABLE, MANAGING AUTHORITIES AND A SIMPLE SKETCH MAP OF EACH SITE.
+SINCE THE SAFE CAMPING' BOOKLET IS FULL OF VALUABLE REFERENCE MATERIAL, IT SHOULD BE IN EVERY CAMPER'S RUCKSACK,+ MR CHAM SAID,
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