To facilitate its formulation of Greening Master Plans (GMPs) for Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po and Kwun Tong, the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) will organise forums next month (June) jointly with Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po and Kwun Tong District Participation Groups to collect local views on greening.
The master plans will define the overall greening framework of the areas and serve as a guide for those involved in planning, design and implementation of greening works.
CEDD has completed the master plans for Tsim Sha Tsui and Central and about 1,250 trees and 300,000 shrubs have been planted. The master plans for Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Sheung Wan, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay have also been completed. The greening works of these districts will begin in September for completion at the end of 2009.
Details of the forums are as follows:
Date and Time Location
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Kowloon City community forum S.K.H. Holy Carpenter
June 5 (7pm-9pm) Church Community Centre
Sham Shui Po community forum Lai Chi Kok Community
June 7 (4pm-6pm) Hall
Kwun Tong community forum Kwun Tong Community
June 12 (7pm-9pm) Centre
Participants are welcome to give their views on greening issues, including greening themes, locations for planting and planting species.
People who wish to join the forums can make reservations by phone (tel. no. 2905 8652) during office hours. Reservations can also be made by mail or fax. Enrolment forms and details about the development of the GMPs are available at the department website (http://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/greening/).
Ends/Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Issued at HKT 14:40