Jat's Incline Morning Walkers Garden
Characteristic
The Jat's Incline Morning Walkers Garden is located at the foothill of Fei Ngo Shan in Ma On Shan Country Park. Opened in late 2006, the garden has a site area of around 1.2 hectares. At the garden entrance, one can enjoy the natural scenery of Fei Ngo Shan on one side, and the view of residential buildings and schools on the other side. Planted with a wide variety of scrubs and equipped with different jogging and recreation facilities, the garden is a popular place for morning walkers.
Facilities
Pavilions, Tai Chi area, jogging trail, fitness equipment, toilet, etc
Application Forms
Organisation
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Contact
Senior Clerical Officer (Country Park)
How to Apply
Send the application form to the Department at least 3 working days in advance of the filming date with information on the exact location (with relevant maps, either the Countryside Series or other maps in scale of 1:25,000 or larger attached), date, time, scenes to be taken, nature of activities involved, vehicles and bicycles to be taken into the country park, props and structures (sketches with scale should be provided).
Fees
Permit fee : $250/ day (0900 - 1630 hours)
Remarks
- Each filming activity should not exceed 6 days. Filming is normally not allowed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
- Vehicles over 5.5 tonnes will not be permitted to be taken into a country park. Vehicles to enter Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension) will not be permitted on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
- Film crew vehicles will not in principle be allowed to enter the following country park tracks :
- between Shing Mun Fung Shui Woodland and Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve;
- between Twisk Management Centre and Tai Lam Chung Management Centre; and
- tracks inside Lung Fu Shan Country Park.
- The following activities are strictly forbidden :
- lighting of fire or the use of fireworks, explosives or any pyrotechnic materials;
- chasing or rallying of vehicles (including motorcycles and bicycles);
- fishing in reservoir area during off-fishing-season, i.e. 1 April - 31 August;
- bathing, washing, swimming and boating in reservoir area and/or water gathering grounds;
- stunt acts involving actors jumping from trees or timber posts in Wisdom Path with wire hanging to trees, and damaging or killing or felling of any tree, bamboo or timber posts;
- discharging waste water or polluting water sources; - abstracting water, obstructing water flow, displacing rocks and boulders or any other activities that will disturb the natural stream habitats; and
- any other acts restricted by the Country Parks and Special Areas Regulations (e.g. bringing in cattle, horse, sheep, goats, pigs or poultry) and the Laws of Hong Kong, unless specific permission has been granted,.
- Erecting props or structures in the following areas will generally not be permitted :
- areas close to Country Park Management Centres and warden posts;
- inside of any picnic/barbecue/camp sites; and
- hilltops.
- If filming vehicles will be used in Lantau Island, the applicant shall apply to the Transport Department for ""Lantau Closed Road Permit"" at least 3 weeks in advance of the filming (tel : 2399 2444).
- The applicant shall apply to the Transport Department at least 3 weeks in advance of the filming for bringing any vehicles to and from Mount Parker Road in Quarry Bay (tel : 2829 5814 or 2829 5815).
- If filming vehicles are to be brought to Amah Rock through catchwater road, permission from the Water Supplies Department (tel : 2829 4718) should be sought. Vehicles over 3 tonnes will not be permitted to enter.
- The site must be properly cleared and reinstated after the filming.
Categories
Compliments to the government and public bodies that have agreed to consider applications to hire premises or facilities under their management for location filming.