XN000022-1993-11-09 — Page 6

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1993

WATER SUPPLY TO CHEUNG CHAU BACK TO NORMAL

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WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT SUPPLY TO CHEUNG CHAU WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING.

COUNTRY PARK VISITORS URGED TO AVOID LANTAU TRAIL

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COUNTRY PARK VISITORS AND HIKERS IN PARTICULAR ARE ADVISED TO USE SOME OF THE HIKING TRAILS OF THE LANTAU COUNTRY PARK FOR THE TIME BEING AS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRAILS BEING BLOCKED OR AFFECTED BY LANDSLIPS.

THE ADVICE WAS GIVEN TODAY (TUESDAY) BY AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR LAI CHING-WAI, FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS OF THE LANTAU TRAIL BY STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OVER THE WEEKEND.

MR LAI SAID: "THE TORRENTIAL RAIN LAST FRIDAY CAUSED A NUMBER OF LANDSLIPS IN THE COUNTRY PARK AND IN PARTICULAR ALONG SECTIONS OF THE LANTAU TRAIL,"

"THE TRAILS NEAR NAM SHAN, LANTAU PEAK, SHEK PIK, TONG FUK AND CHEUNG SHA HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO HAVE THEM CLEARED AND REINSTATED. THE PUBLIC WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR USE AGAIN.

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**WARNING SIGNS AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRAIL WILL BE SET UP. FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, VISITORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED то ADHERE TO THE WARNINGS GIVEN ON THE SIGNS," HE SAID.

MR LAI ADDED THAT THERE WERE MANY HIKING TRAILS IN OTHER COUNTRY PARKS WHICH WERE MORE SUITABLE FOR HIKING ACTIVITIES.

THE LANTAU TRAIL IS A CIRCULAR ROUTE OF ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES RUNNING THROUGH THE FINEST SCENERY OF THE LANTAU COUNTRY PARK. IT 12 STAGES WITH STARTING AND FINISHING POINTS AT MUI WO.

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MR LAI ALSO CALLED ON HILL WALKERS TO ALWAYS OBSERVE SAFETY HINTS DURING OUTINGS SO AS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.

AMONG HIS SAFETY HINTS ARE THE AWARENESS OF ONE'S OWN PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, CAREFUL PLANNING OF WALKING ROUTES, IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFICULT AREAS, SUFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING AS WELL AS THE ALERTNESS OF WEATHER CHANGES DURING TRIPS.

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