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	From Hong Kong's Information Services Department

May 20, 2005

Conservation

Kowloon Park tree walk opens

The Leisure & Cultural Services Department has opened a 240-metre long tree walk in Kowloon Park featuring 35 of Hong Kong's most common flowering species.

Near the Haiphong Road entrance, the walk offers a one-stop, easily accessible location for people to appreciate the trees.

Green team: Director of Leisure & Cultural Services Anissa Wong joins officiating guests to plant a flame bottle tree while school students plant 500 shrubs.

Officiating at the launch ceremony today, Director of Leisure & Cultural Services Anissa Wong said 240,000 trees and 14.5 million shrubs and seasonal flowers have been planted throughout Hong Kong.

Ms Wong and officiating guests planted a flame bottle tree to launch the walk, while 150 school students planted 500 shrubs.

People can learn more about the trees from a book entitled Tree Walk at Kowloon Park published in collaboration with the Institute of Horticulture and CLP Power.

The book provides detailed information on the forms, flowering seasons, characteristics and growing habits of these trees, serving as an excellent guide to tree-lovers.