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MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1993

INTO

AN

IN THE PAST YEARS, THE SITE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BY AFD INTENSIVE RECREATION AREA CONSISTING OF BARBECUE SITES, GAMES AREAS, A

INFORMATION BOARDS, TREE WALK, VIEWING POINTS, AND SHELTERS.

WAYMARKERS,

TOILETS

THE SITE OF A TREE NURSERY IN ADDITION, IT IS ALSO

YEAR FOR USE BY SEEDLINGS EVERY PRODUCED OVER 800,000 TREE COUNTRY PARKS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AFFORESTATION PROJECTS.

WHICH THE

A

APART FROM ITS HIGH RECREATION POTENTIAL, TAI TONG REPRESNTS

IN THE GOVERNMENT

AFFORESTATION, MAJOR AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORT OF

AFTER-USE FOR A FORMER BENEFICIAL EROSION CONTROL BORROW AREA.

AND PROVIDING

EUCALYPTUS, OTHER SPECIES

THE AREA IS NOW COVERED WITH A GOOD MIX OF ACACIA, PINUS ELLIOTII, TRISTANIA CONFERTA, CASUARINA AND MANY OF TREE COMMONLY PLANTED IN HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARK.

AT TODAY'S MEETING, THE CPB ALSO ACCEPTED LIGHT AND POWER LIMITED'S POWER TRANSMISSION SEVERAL COUNTRY PARKS.

SYSTEM,

PROPOSED

PART OF

IN OF ALIGNMENTS

WHICH WILL

PRINCIPLE CHINA

THE

BLACK

TRAVERSE

POINT THROUGH

SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF MINIMUM DISTURBANCE

THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT WAS ACCEPTED CONDITIONS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE RESTORATION, AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS ADVISED BY THE AFD.

THE BOARD NOTED THAT THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT WAS T113 CONSTRAINTS OF

GROTECHNICAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSIDERATIONS,

LAND

CHOSEN WITHIN

FACTORS, ENGINREERING CLEARANCE RESUMPTION,

AND

AND

COMPENSATION.

WOULD

IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE VISUAL IMPACT OF COUNTRY PARK

ALSO AVOIDED SENSITIVE NOT BE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. THE ALIGNMENT HAD AREAS SUCH AS THE HO CHUNG SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIIFIC INTEREST (SSSI) AND NG TUNG CHAI SSSI.

THE PUBLIC

HEARING

AUDIT'S

0

PAC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY

HOLD A FURTHER PUBLIC THE DIRECTOR OF FOR THE

COMMITTEE WILL ACCOUNTS

(JUNE 30) ON THE SECTION OF ON WEDNESDAY REPORT NO. 20 CONCERNING THE EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION CLEARANCE OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY.

THE REPORT WAS TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON APRIL THE RELEVANT PARAGRAPHS ARE 5.1

THE

WILL CHAMBER, STARTING AT 9 AM

HEARING

+

TAKE

―

5.20.

PLACE

IN

THE

LEGISLATIVE

28.

COUNCIL

APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO ANSWER POINTS RAISED IN REPORT INCLUDE:

* MR F

THE