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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1983

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COUNTRY PARKS GUIDED VISITS ORGANISED

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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING GUIDED VISITS TO THE COUNTRY PARKS FOR SENIOR FORM STUDENTS AND SIMILAR AGE GROUPS FROM NOVEMBER 1.

THE FIVE-MONTH PROGRAMME IS BEING LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE A GREATER AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, AFTER ITS SUCCESS IN RECENT YEARS IN DRIVING HOME THE MESSAGE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

THE GUIDED VISITS WILL BE AT FIVE SCENIC SPOTS - KEI LING HA, TWISK, TAI MEI TUK, ABERDEEN, AND NAM SHAN COUNTRY PARKS MANAGEMENT CENTRES - EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10 AM TO 12.30 PM, EXCLUDING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

EVERY GUIDED VISIT WILL START WITH A BRIEF BY A COUNTRY PARK RANGER AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WALKS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. SUBJECTS INCLUDE TREES IN THE COUNTRY PARKS, PLANTATIONS IN TAI LAM CHUNG, LANDSCAPE OF PAT SIN LENG, COUNTRY PARKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND LAND USE ON LANTAU,

THE BOOKING FOR THESE VISITS WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME- FIRST-SERVED+ BASIS.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE PROGRAMME CAN BE MADE BY TELEPHONING 3-688111 EXT. 219 OR 306 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN COUNTRY PARK

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FROM SUNDAY (OCTOBER 30), N.T. MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 6 FROM LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE TO PAK TAM CHUNG AND NT MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 8 FROM LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE TO WONG SHEK PIER WILL BE CANCELLED.

N.T. MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 7 FROM LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE TO HOI HA WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO OPERATE BETWEEN PAK TAM CHUNG AND HOT HA ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ONLY, WITH A FARE OF $2.50 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

THE FARE OF N.T. MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 9 FROM LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE TO SAI KUNG WILL BE INCREASED FROM $2 TO $2.50 PER SINGLE JOURNEY, AND KMB ROUTE NO. 95R FROM PAK TAM CHUNG TO HOI HA/WONG SHEK PIER WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO OPERATE BETWEEN PAK TAM CHUNG AND WONG SHEK PIER ONLY.

THE ABOVE CHANGES ARE INTRODUCED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES INSIDE THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK FOR VISITORS ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,

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