Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension)

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Not to be confused with Quarry Bay Park.
A sign in the country park — The name shown differs from the designation statutory instrument.

Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Extension) Country Park[1][2] (Chinese: 大潭（鰂魚涌擴建部份）郊野公園), also known simply as Quarry Bay Country Park[3][4][5] (鰂魚涌郊野公園),[6][7][8][9] on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island, is one of the twenty four statutory country parks in Hong Kong, and the twentieth to be so designated, in 1979.[1][10] This 270-hectare (670-acre) park is located near Quarry Bay. It covers Mount Parker, the second highest peak (531 metres (1,742 ft)) on Hong Kong Island, as well as Mount Butler[11] and Siu Ma Shan. Sir Cecil's Ride goes through the park.[12]

A major feature of this country park is a site with dozens of wartime field stove, built in preparation for the Second World War.[13][14][15]  [zh-tw], a red-brick house which currently houses a biodiversity education centre and was a residence for the Taikoo Sugar Refinery,[16][17] is also located within this country park at 50 . , and are located within the park. According to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Environmental Protection Department the number of visitors in 1998-1999 was 701,400, second only to Aberdeen Country Park amongst country parks on Hong Kong Island.[18]

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  1. ^ a b Country Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) Order (Chapter 208B)
  2. ^ "Quarry Bay Jogging Trail".
  3. ^ Mark Hughes + FOLLOW (1995-04-13). "Woodside folly | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Fun in 18 Districts - Welcome to 18 Districts".
  5. ^ "Quarry Bay Country Park ( Lions Wood )(1981年) | Lions Clubs International District 303 - Hong Kong & Macao, China". Lionsclubs.org.hk. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. ^ https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/east/doc/2016_2019/sc/committee_meetings_doc/dfmc/16124/e_dfmc_2019_018_tc.pdf http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/east/doc/2012_2015/common/committee_meetings_doc/dfmc/2174/e_dfmc_2014_048_tc.pdf https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/archive/east_d/pdf/2005/E_2005_043_TC.pdf
  7. ^ "鰂魚涌郊野公園 ( 獅子林 )(1981年) | 國際獅子總會中國港澳三0三區". Lionsclubs.org.hk. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  8. ^ http://gia.info.gov.hk/general/201801/24/P2018012400768_276772_1_1516790904985.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr03-04/chinese/panels/se/papers/se0610cb2-489-1c.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "Tai Tam".
  11. ^ "Mount Butler Quarry – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group". Industrialhistoryhk.org. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  12. ^ "Sir Cecil's Ride - Tai Tam - Hiking Scheme - Leisure and Cultural Services Department".
  13. ^ "Tai Tam Country Park to Quarry Bay: Hike the heart of Hong Kong | Hong Kong Tourism Board".
  14. ^ https://topick.hket.com/article/1450934/鰂魚涌秘密小徑%E3%80%80行6分鐘享涼風遠離煩囂
  15. ^ https://www.gohk.gov.hk/text/eng/welcome/east_spots.html
  16. ^ "Revitalisation of Woodside into biodiversity education centre (With photos)".
  17. ^ "Tai Tam Country Park to Quarry Bay: Hike the heart of Hong Kong | Hong Kong Tourism Board".
  18. ^ "環境保護署 - 策略性環境評估". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23.


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