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Speakers included an Agriculture and Fisheries Department country parks management officer, Dr Yeung Ka-ming; CAS operations and training officer/mountain rescue officer, Mr Fong Yiu-tong; and the chairman of Countryside Heritage Society of Hong Kong, Mr Leung Hui-wah.
The talks were followed by questions and discussions.
To add colour to the seminar, CAS staged an exhibition about hiking equipment and a demonstration on mountain rescue at its training centre this afternoon.
The spokesman also noted that, as a move to promote hiking safety, the Country Park and Marine Park Authority published the "Safety Hints on Hiking" booklet last month for free distribution to members of the public at visitor centres in country parks in Aberdeen, Tai Mo Shan, Clear Water Bay and Shing Mun, as well as the Lions Nature Education Centre at Tsiu Hang, Sai Kung.
Copies of the booklet are also available from the territory's 10 map sales centres, public enquiry services centres of all district offices, and the Hong Kong Scout Associations' offices in Austin Road, Kowloon, and Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai.
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Drainage Services Department Open Day
The Drainage Services Department (DSD) will open three of its sewage treatment plants on July 6 to enable the public to see how sewage is treated to improve water quality and to introduce the department's drainage services for the community.
The Cheung Sha Wan Sewage Pumping Station, the North Point Sewage Screening Plant and the Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works will be opened for free admission from 10 am to 5 pm.
A spokesman for the department said today (Saturday) that the purpose of the Open Day was to introduce the organisation, the work and the services of various branches of DSD.
"Visitors can have a chance to see the actual operation of the sewage treatment process by joining the tours organised on site.
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