[hkjudy]

At a recent meeting of the Econ.Devel.Committee of the SK District Council a proposal was tabled for the removal of the barrier to the SK Country Park. The District Councillor who proposed it owns land in a village surrounded by the Country Park but lives (and has a constituency office) in Tseung Kwan O.

His reasons: 1) park residents are greatly inconvenienced by the gate (I'm a resident and I am happy for that "inconvenience"!) and 2) tourism could be enhanced by easier access to the park!

I was the only member of that committee who opposed the proposal, however most government departments who were represented at the meeting presented issues against it.

Please read the full article on Explore Sai Kung website: http://www.exploresaikung.com/commun...erImpasse.html and follow the link at the bottom to the ESK Forum to leave your comments (you can try to vote but there seems to be a software glitch) - but PLEASE leave your comments because I'll be submitting them all to the SK District Council.

And please forward this to all of your friends and colleagues who enjoy the beauty and natural state of SK Country Park.

Many thanks!
Judy