Country park enclaves to be incorporated

July 17, 2013

The Government proposes incorporating the enclaves of Tai Long Sai Wan, Kam Shan and Yuen Tun into their respective country parks, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department said today.  
 
The areas are located in Sai Kung East Country Park, Kam Shan Country Park and Tai Lam Country Park.
 
Unauthorised excavation works were detected on both private and government land at Tai Long Sai Wan in 2010, which triggered public concern over the protection of country park enclaves.
 
Following the incident, the Government decided to either include the enclaves in country parks, or determine their proper uses through statutory planning to meet conservation and social development needs.
 
It was decided after assessment the three enclaves should be included into the parks, a proposal that was supported by the Country & Marine Parks Board.
 
The Country & Marine Parks Authority then initiated statutory procedures under the Country Parks Ordinance and prepared draft maps for public inspection.
 
During the public inspection period, the authority received both objections and supporting emails, and a hearing was held last February at which the board unanimously rejected all objections after careful deliberation.  
 
The Chief Executive in Council approved the three draft maps on May 7, and the new maps were deposited in the Land Registry on May 16.
 
The designation order for the approved maps will be gazetted on October 11 and tabled at the Legislative Council on October 16.
 
It is due to take effect on December 30.