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The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) invites members of the public to participate in the Country Parks "Nature in Touch" Hiking and Planting Day to be held on four consecutive Sundays starting on April 18.
"The tree planting activities are jointly organised by the AFCD and Friends of the Country Parks to promote public involvement in countryside conservation work and to enhance their awareness of nature conservation and tree preservation," an AFCD spokesman said today (April 10).
The activities will be held from 9am to 2pm at different locations as follows:
April 18 Sam A Chung, Plover Cove Country Park
April 25 Nei Lak Shan, Lantau North Country Park
May 2 Grassy Hill, Shing Mun
May 9 Near Yeung Ka Tsuen, Tai Lam Country Park
All interested participants should enroll at the on-site registration points. The AFCD will provide them with seedlings and planting tools on a first-come-first-served basis. Details are available on the AFCD's website: www.hknature.net/natureintouch/en_fieldtrip3.php .
As the walking distance from the registration point to its planting site varies from half an hour to two hours with an uphill walk, participants are advised to select an appropriate planting site taking into account their physical ability and hiking experience.
All the seedlings for the tree planting activities were raised in the AFCD's tree nursery at Tai Tong, Yuen Long. Over 730,000 tree seedlings were planted in country parks last year by various organisations, the public and country park staff.
For enquiries about the "Nature in Touch" Hiking and Planting Day, please call 2418 9080.
Ends/Saturday, April 10, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:31
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