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Country park visitors urged to take part in meeting
Country park visitors wishing to make suggestions on improving facilities and services at these scenic areas are called on to register as participants in a biannual liaison group meeting next month.
Members of the public with first hand experience of country parks are also welcome to take part in the meeting to discuss with Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) staff on matters concerning country parks and special areas.
The forthcoming Country Park Visitors Liaison Group meeting will be held between 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm on May 27 (Saturday) at the Ranger Head Office, Shing Mun Country Park.
An AFD spokesman said the liaison group, established in 1993, was aimed at collecting views from the public, particularly country park visitors, to improve facilities and services provided in these areas.
Those interested in participating in the May 27 meeting are required to collect a leaflet on the liaison group from any of the country park visitor centres in Pak Tam Chung, Shing Mun, Tai Mo Shan, Aberdeen, Tai Mei Tuk and Clear Water Bay and the Lions Nature Education Centre in Sai Kung. The leaflet contains a reply slip which, after being filled in, should be returned to AFD on or before May 10.
Copies of the leaflet have also been sent to Country Parks Board members and hiking groups to invite them to attend or nominate representatives to take part in the meeting.
The spokesman said response on previous liaison group meeting held last November had been encouraging, with about 20 public representatives taking
part.
Among issues discussed at the meeting were: public transport information, telephone helpline,
helpline, new barbecue sites, way marker improvements, littering and traffic problems, kiosk and toilet facilities and visitor rescue.
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