【明報專訊】Dog owners in Hong Kong always wonder where to take their lovely dogs for outdoor activities. As most public parks are off limits to dogs, owners can only take their pooches to the local pet gardens (寵物公園) or dog gardens (狗公園).

Here comes the good news to all pet owners and dog lovers. The government has launched a trial scheme to open up six parks in Hong Kong for use by pet owners and their pets from 1 January 2019. The inclusive parks for pets (寵物共享公園) are located at the Peak, Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Sha Tin and Yuen Long.

When taking your pets to the inclusive parks, make sure they are kept under proper control. They have to be effectively restrained from causing nuisance or danger to other people and pets. You should always keep your dog on a leash and do not allow it to foul indiscriminately.

sources: Ming Pao, www.lcsd.gov.hk

■English highway﹕restrain from

"Restrain from" means to stop someone from doing something.

e.g. The nanny has to take care of the kids and restrain them from running on the roads.

■Quiz

Answer the following questions.

1. Dogs can enter all the public parks in Hong Kong starting from 1 January 2019.

True / False

2. Find a word in paragraph 3 which means "something that annoys you".

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■Game

MoMo is taking her dog to the dog latrine (狗廁所). Help her find the way.

(See picture)

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

trial (n) 試驗

leash (n) 牽狗帶

foul (v) 弄髒(地方)

indiscriminately (adv) 胡亂地

[Smarties' Power English 第235期]