The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced today (March 25) that the AFCD and Friends of the Country Parks will hold the Country Parks Hiking and Planting Day on April 19 and April 26 (Sundays) at Tai Lam Chung Country Trail, Tai Lam Country Park. The public is welcome to take part in the activities.
 
     The public should enrol at the registration point on-site from 9am to 10.30am on the event day. Pre-registration is not required. The AFCD will provide seedlings and planting tools. Due to site constraints and limited availability of seedlings, all seedlings will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. If all seedlings are given out, participants are welcome to join the hiking activity.
 
     An AFCD spokesman said, "The event aims to promote messages related to caring for nature and tree preservation via public engagement activities. AFCD staff and volunteers will share information on the seedlings and promote hiking etiquette to enhance participants' awareness of nature conservation."
 
     The spokesman reminded the public that they should assess whether it is appropriate to take part in the activities according to their physical strength and hiking experience. The AFCD recommends that the public go hiking with their friends or family members and help conserve the countryside by practising proper hiking etiquette, including bringing along reusable water bottles and towels and following the principle "Take Your Litter Home".
      
     Seedlings for the tree planting activities were raised in the Tai Tong Nursery of the AFCD in Yuen Long. The department has been planting native species in country parks to enhance the biodiversity and ecological value of country parks in recent years. About 220 000 tree seedlings were planted in country parks in 2025 by AFCD staff and various organisations.
     
     Details of the activities and the latest information are available on the Nature in Touch website (www.natureintouch.gov.hk) or the Hong Kong Country Parks Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hongkongcountryparks). For enquiries about the Country Parks Hiking and Planting Day 2026, please call 1823 or email nature@afcd.gov.hk.

Ends/Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Issued at HKT 11:30

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