Kam Shan Country Park, Country park in Sha Tin District and Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, China
Kam Shan Country Park is a nature reserve covering 339 hectares in Sha Tin District and Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, with four reservoirs set among forested hills. The paths wind through thick woodland and connect several lookout points that offer views over the city and surrounding slopes.
The first reservoir here was completed in 1910 to support the growing water needs of the city. Another reservoir followed in 1925, expanding the system that supplied drinking water across the area.
Locals call the park Monkey Hill (馬騮山) after its macaques. The monkeys are probably descendants of pets released in the 1920s, and about 1,800 of Hong Kong's roughly 2,100 wild monkeys live here. Feeding them is illegal and makes them aggressive.
Trails vary in steepness and some sections require steady effort on uphill stretches. Visitors who arrive early in the morning find cooler temperatures and fewer people along the paths.
The park holds about 1,800 of Hong Kong's roughly 2,100 wild macaques. Since 2006 the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has performed sterilisation surgeries; by August 2011 over 70% of the monkeys had been contracepted or sterilised, and births began to fall.
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