Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension)

{{Short description|Country park in Hong Kong}}

{{distinguish|Quarry Bay Park|}}

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Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Extension) Country ParkCountry Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) Order (Chapter 208B){{Cite web|url=https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_fitjog/cou_vis_fitjog_jog_4.html|title = Quarry Bay Jogging Trail}} (Chinese: 大潭（鰂魚涌擴建部份）郊野公園), also known simply as Quarry Bay Country Park{{cite web|author= Mark Hughes + FOLLOW |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/114057/woodside-folly |title=Woodside folly | South China Morning Post |publisher=Scmp.com |date=1995-04-13 |accessdate=2021-10-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gohk.gov.hk/eng/welcome/east_spots.html?spots=11|title=Hong Kong Fun in 18 Districts - Welcome to 18 Districts}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lionsclubs.org.hk/en/landmark303/detail/2 |title=Quarry Bay Country Park ( Lions Wood )(1981年) | Lions Clubs International District 303 - Hong Kong & Macao, China |publisher=Lionsclubs.org.hk |date= |accessdate=2021-10-12}} (鰂魚涌郊野公園),{{Unbulleted list citebundle|[https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/east/doc/2016_2019/sc/committee_meetings_doc/dfmc/16124/e_dfmc_2019_018_tc.pdf "要求康文署改善重鋪柏架山休憩處地台"] |[http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/east/doc/2012_2015/common/committee_meetings_doc/dfmc/2174/e_dfmc_2014_048_tc.pdf "要求增設社區園圃及雨水花園"] |[https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/archive/east_d/pdf/2005/E_2005_043_TC.pdf "東區區議會轄下環境及衞生事務委員會第八次會議 會議紀要"]}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lionsclubs.org.hk/tc/landmark303/detail/2 |title=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 |publisher=Lionsclubs.org.hk |date= |accessdate=2021-10-12}}{{Cite web |title=漁護署負責維修管理的主要遠足山徑 |url=https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/201801/24/P2018012400768_276772_1_1516790904985.pdf |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=gia.info.gov.hk}}{{Cite web |title=untitled |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr03-04/chinese/panels/se/papers/se0610cb2-489-1c.pdf |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=www.legco.gov.hk}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cou/cou_vis_cou_tt/cou_vis_cou_tt.html|title = Tai Tam}}

The {{convert|270|hectare|acre|adj=on}} park is located near Quarry Bay. It covers Mount Parker, the second highest peak ({{convert|531|metres|feet}}) on Hong Kong Island and the highest in Island east, as well as Mount Butler{{cite web|url=https://industrialhistoryhk.org/mount-butler-quarry/ |title=Mount Butler Quarry – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group |publisher=Industrialhistoryhk.org |date=2017-10-08 |accessdate=2021-10-09}} and Siu Ma Shan. {{ill|preserve=1|Cecil Clementi#Namesakes|yue|%E9%87%91%E7%9D%A3%E9%A6%B3%E9%A6%AC%E5%BE%91|lt=Sir Cecil's Ride}} goes through the park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/healthy/hiking/map/map_a1.html|title=Sir Cecil's Ride - Tai Tam - Hiking Scheme - Leisure and Cultural Services Department|website=www.lcsd.gov.hk}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sc_chi/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea2005/annex_a.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723005542/https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sc_chi/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea2005/annex_a.html|archive-date=2016-07-23|title=環境保護署 - 策略性環境評估}}