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Activist fights uphill battle on walking trails

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Vivian Leung Tai Yuet-kam was celebrating last week.

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The chairwoman of the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Concern Group, dedicated to stopping the government and a district council from installing railings along walking trails, was jubilant that her group's campaign against building a wall in Old Peak Road appeared to be bearing fruit.

Then she got a letter that indicated she had taken on a never-ending task.

Central and Western District Council wrote seeking the group's views on a proposal to build railings on another popular walking route in the area.

The council's minor works committee wants to go ahead with earlier plans to install three sections of railing along Hatton Road - already opposed by walkers in a survey by the group.

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'As long as the budget for minor works is there, they will not stop coming up with ideas on building railings here and there,' Leung said, preparing for a fresh round of campaigning.

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