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Service on Providing Information on the
Suitability of South Lamma, Tung Lung Chau and Po Toi to be Established
as Country Parks
Principal Investigator:
Ng, Sai Leung
Au, Pui Sze
Chan, Kit Ying
Leung, Hoi Gok
Yu, Shu Pan
Yuen, Siu Man
Co-investigator(s):
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Summary:
For better conservation and management of the unspoiled countryside
of Hong Kong, Country Parks Authority was formed in 1976 to designate
park areas, to protect the vegetation and wildlife and, where appropriate,
to provide recreational and educational facilities. Since then more
than 41,000 hectares have been designated as 23 Country Parks. In
1993, the Territorial Development Strategy Review has further identified
14 potential sites for possible designation to be a Country Park
or Special Area. The prime purpose of the present service is to
provide information on the three of these 14 potential sites, namely,
South Lamma, Tung Lung Chau and Po Toi Island Group in order that
the suitability of these potential sites for country park designation
can be assessed. Such key intention is translated into three folded
objectives as listed below:
- to identify, describe and delineate areas of conservation importance
of these sites;
- to evaluate the landscape quality of these sites; and
- to assess the recreation potential of these sites.
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