Enhancement of LCSD parks brings more fun (with photos)

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has all along been committed to offering quality services and facilities in the parks under its management, and will continue to enhance them with an aim of providing better facilities and soft landscape as well as organising more activities to add to the fun and enjoyment for park-goers.

     To enable members of the public to browse information about major parks, a new dedicated webpage "Let's hit the Park" (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/lhtp/index.html) on the LCSD portal has been set up, showcasing the horticultural, zoological and special features of these major parks together with the recreational activities to be held in the parks. With a more user-friendly and user-oriented approach, the webpage organises park information under three major categories, namely "Passive Facilities", "Active Facilities", and "Programmes and Activities". The public can access information on the highlights of major parks through the new webpage according to their individual interests. The webpage has officially been launched and will be updated and enriched accordingly continuously.

     Another dedicated webpage, "Blossoms Around Town" (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/green/blossoms.html), which introduces common flowering trees and special ornamental species of flower in the LCSD's parks, has also been updated regularly with more photos and the latest information on various flowering species. Whenever a specific flower species is found blooming in certain parks, the department will display a highlight banner on its homepage to recommend the most suitable parks for viewing the blossoms. A similar banner was uploaded to introduce Delonix regia in June last year, and currently, one promoting Bauhinia x blakeana is being displayed to encourage appreciation of the blossoming flowers in Kowloon Tsai Park.

     Various soft landscape enhancement measures have also been implemented. The specially designed floral sea at Tai Po Waterfront Park has undergone a facelift, giving a pleasant and aesthetic effect to the park. Footpaths among the flower strips and photo corners are provided so as to allow visitors to take photos of the floral sea. In addition, thematic plantings of Prunus spp. in Tsing Yi Park, Hong Kong Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park were completed last year and the flowers are expected to be blooming later this year. Enhancement works were also carried out in the Scented Garden at Hong Kong Park, as well as in the Anthurium Garden, Ginger Garden and Rose Garden at Tai Po Waterfront Park. Theme gardens of different subjects will continue to be established to enrich the aesthetic effect of the landscape and attractiveness of the gardens in major parks for appreciation by the public.

     As for park facilities, the construction works for an inclusive playground at Tuen Mun Park are now in full swing and the upgraded facilities are expected to be open for public use in phases before the end of this year. The design of the inclusive playground, which is adopted from the winning concepts of the Inclusive Play Space Design Ideas Competition, features the two main themes of water and sand to provide a playground suitable for children of different ages and abilities to play together.

     To further allow members of the public to experience the vibrancy and joyful atmosphere of parks and have a fun-filled holiday with the family, the LCSD is organising a series of "Storm the Park" activities to let visitors double the fun by taking part in a variety of recreation and sports activities. The first event, "Frisbee Day", attracted more than 200 people to enjoy the fun of frisbee playing last December. To keep the campaign rolling, two roving fun day programmes, Orienteering@Park and Fitness@Park, have also been launched to offer two thematic elements in 12 selected parks across the territory from January 1 to February 26 this year. More than 3 400 people participated in the January fun days. People of all ages are welcome to join the February fun days on the spot and admission is free. Please visit the LCSD webpage www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/storm/rovingfundays.html for details.

     A spokesman for the LCSD said that the department will continue to implement more improvement measures in major parks, aiming to further enhance the facilities and soft landscape together with a host of fun-filled activities.

     Currently, over 1 500 parks and gardens of varying sizes throughout Hong Kong are managed by the LCSD, including 26 major parks.

Ends/Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:43

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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has always been committed to offering quality services and facilities in the parks under its management. Various soft landscape enhancement measures have been implemented. Photo shows the specially designed floral sea at Tai Po Waterfront Park which has undergone a facelift, giving a pleasant and aesthetic effect to the park. Footpaths among the flower strips and photo corners are provided so as to allow visitors to take photos of the floral sea.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has recently implemented various soft landscape enhancement measures. Enhancement works have been carried out in the Scented Garden at Hong Kong Park, as well as at the Anthurium Garden, Ginger Garden and Rose Garden at Tai Po Waterfront Park. Photos shows flowers blossoming in the Anthurium Garden at Tai Po Waterfront Park.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has implemented enhancement measures on park facilities, one of which is the construction of an inclusive playground at Tuen Mun Park. Photo shows the design of the inclusive playground, featuring the two main themes of water and sand, with the aim of providing a playground suitable for children of different ages and abilities to play together. The facilities are expected to be open for public use in phases before the end of this year.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department is organising a series of "Storm the Park" activities to allow members of the public to experience the vibrancy and joyful atmosphere of parks and have a fun-filled holiday with the family. Photo shows participants enjoying the fun of frisbee at "Frisbee Day" last December.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department is organising two roving fun day programmes, Orienteering@Park and Fitness@Park, in selected parks across the territory. People of all ages are welcome to join the February fun days on the spot. Photo shows people participating in fitness activities during a Fitness@Park fun day in January.