Country parks are designated by law for the purposes of nature conservation, countryside recreation and outdoor education. At present, there are 24 country parks, covering about 43,500 hectares, or about 435 square kilometres, of land. Photo: David Wong
Country parks are designated by law for the purposes of nature conservation, countryside recreation and outdoor education. At present, there are 24 country parks, covering about 43,500 hectares, or about 435 square kilometres, of land. Photo: David Wong
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Hong Kong must support building in country parks to ease crisis: development secretary

Ng Kang-chung
Ng Kang-chung

Updated: 2:38pm, 26 Oct, 2016

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Country parks are designated by law for the purposes of nature conservation, countryside recreation and outdoor education. At present, there are 24 country parks, covering about 43,500 hectares, or about 435 square kilometres, of land. Photo: David Wong
Country parks are designated by law for the purposes of nature conservation, countryside recreation and outdoor education. At present, there are 24 country parks, covering about 43,500 hectares, or about 435 square kilometres, of land. Photo: David Wong
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