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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will extend opening hours and make special arrangements at some of its venues for the public to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Details of extended opening hours and special arrangements of selected venues are as follows:
September 7 to 9 (the day before Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and the day following Mid-Autumn Festival)
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Jordan Valley Park in Kwun Tong District
September 7: 5am to midnight (extended by one hour)
September 8: 5am to 1am (extended by two hours)
September 9: 5am to 11.30pm (extended by half an hour)
September 7 and 8 (the day before Mid-Autumn Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival)
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Sha Tin Park
September 7: 6.30am to midnight (extended by one hour)
September 8: 6.30am to 1am (extended by two hours)
Hong Kong Velodrome Park in Sai Kung District
- Artificial Lake
September 7: 6am to midnight (extended by one hour)
September 8: 6am to 2am (extended by three hours)
Hang Hau Man Kuk Lane Park in Sai Kung District
September 7: 6am to midnight (extended by one hour)
September 8: 6am to 2am (extended by three hours)
Tsuen Wan Park
6.30am to midnight (extended by one hour)
Tsing Yi Park
5.30am to midnight (extended by half an hour)
Tsing Yi Northeast Park
5.30am to midnight (extended by half an hour)
North District Park
6am to midnight (extended by one hour)
September 8 (Mid-Autumn Festival)
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Aldrich Bay Park in Eastern District
- Water Feature and Fisherman Hut Pavilion
6.30am to 1am (extended by two and a half hours)
Hong Kong Park in Central
- Outdoor facilities
6am to midnight (extended by one hour)
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens in Central
- Fountain Terrace Garden
5am to midnight (extended by two hours)
Fung Tak Park in Wong Tai Sin District
6am to midnight (extended by one hour)
Butterfly Valley Road Pet Garden in Sham Shui Po District
7am to 7am the next day (extended by seven hours)
Jockey Club Tak Wah Park in Tsuen Wan District
6.30am to midnight (extended by one hour)
Shek O Beach in Southern District
Part of the beach will be temporarily closed from 3am to 5am for cleaning operations
September 9 (the day following Mid-Autumn Festival)
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Central Lawn of Victoria Park in Causeway Bay
Temporarily closed from 2am to 5am for cleaning operations
The LCSD appeals to the public to keep places clean and tidy and not to burn wax or fly sky lanterns when celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"To provide a better environment for members of the public to enjoy the festive occasion, we appeal to them not to burn wax. They should not sprinkle or pour liquids onto hot wax. Metal cans or non-flammable containers should be used to collect melted wax for easy disposal into litter bins after the containers cool down," a spokesman for the LCSD said.
"Moreover, members of the public should not fly sky lanterns as doing so might cause injuries or damage to property."
The spokesman said patrols would be stepped up at the department's venues including parks, public beaches and barbecue sites on September 7 and 8. About 1 000 staff would be deployed to take enforcement action against littering, wax burning and flying sky lanterns on these two nights.
The department will set up the hotline 2414 5555 from 7pm to midnight on September 7 and 8 for people to report wax burning or flying sky lantern cases or other irregularities at LCSD venues.
According to the Pleasure Grounds Regulation, no person shall, in any pleasure ground, melt or burn any wax, or sprinkle or pour any liquid onto any hot wax, or fly kites, model aircraft, balloons, sky lanterns or other devices. According to the Bathing Beaches Regulation, no person shall, on any bathing beach, do any act which is likely to endanger or obstruct any other person using the beach, or damage, deface or pollute the beach or anything situated thereon. Any person who is convicted is liable to a maximum fine of $2,000 and 14 days' imprisonment.
Littering offenders would be issued with a fixed penalty notice with a fine of $1,500, while those who burn wax or fly sky lanterns might be prosecuted.
Ends/Friday, September 5, 2014
Issued at HKT 12:01
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