Outdoor
& Camping
On The Right
Track
Heading out for a camping
weekend is a great way for city slickers to get up close and personal with the
Great Outdoors. Providing campers with the necessities to survive a night in
the bush is a booming business, and Hong Kong's toy makers are doing their bit
to make kid-friendly items for little campers.
| Basic
Science
Budding botanists
will enjoy examining plants and animals with the five-in-one Outdoor
Science Set from Eastcolight (HK) Ltd. The set comprises an easy-to-use
35mm camera, a 6x telescope, a torch that clips to a belt, a compass
and a watch. Put a child aged eight years and up into the bush for the
fun to begin.
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| Star
Gazers
Searching the night
sky for the constellations is a popular pastime and the space navigator
from Kwong Wah (Lap Kay) Toys Ltd is more than up to the task. The 45x40mm
finder scope comes with an extendable aluminium tripod and is suitable
for children aged five and above. For daytime viewing, there is the
20x40mm Sky Sweep Telescope that can extend to 36cm, or the Clear View
binoculars that have a 4.5x40mm objective lens and handy neck strap.
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| Listen
Up
Nature lovers don't
have to be too close to capture the sight and sound of their subject
with this nifty Tele-Probe from Wintech Ltd. The long-range listening
device comes with detachable components including a telescope. Plug
in the earphones, point the probe and switch on the power to hear sound.
Focus the 4x telescope by sliding the eyepiece in and out. Pull out
the eyepiece to turn it into a pre-focused 30x microscope.
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| Early
Birds
Bird-lovers can
augment their outdoor viewing experience with this sound receiver from
Tung Lick Int'l Development Co Ltd. The 21cm tall, battery-operated
device is equipped with a detachable sonic disk and headphones that
make it the perfect partner for bird-watching. This ISO 9001 manufacturer
also makes a wide range of binoculars and telescopes that give a good
view of nature.
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| Torchlight
Trilogy
Six-year-olds and
up will have fun using these torches from LCD games specialist Solar
Tune Electronics Ltd. These user-friendly, slim torches not only provide
a flashing mode, super-white LED light, they also accommodate an LCD
game. The games on offer are Earth Defender, Tennis Sport, Bowling Sport
or Wolf Hunting. The torch works off four AG13/LR44 1.5V batteries.
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| Lantern
Fest
Torches are essential
camping kit and the all-in-one radio lantern with stopwatch from Pretty
Rich Industrial Ltd combines several functions in one handy item. The
lantern is fitted with an auto-scan FM radio with detachable control
panel, earphones, a compass, a stopwatch and a belt clip for convenient
carrying. Another version swaps the radio function for a built-in whistle
alarm. The lanterns are available in different colours.
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WRITTEN
BY HELEN WONG
CONTACT
DETAILS
Eastcolight (Hong
Kong) Ltd
Rms 506, 509-510
Peninsula Centre
67 Mody Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2333-6688
Fax: 852-2366-8438
Email: heidi@eastcolight.com
Web: www.eastcolight.com
Kwong Wah (Lap Kay) Toys Ltd
Unit 901, Enterprise Square III
39 Wang Chiu Rd
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2334-1301
Fax: 852-2764-2895
Email: sales@kwongwah.com.hk
Web: www.kwongwah.com.hk
Pretty Rich Industrial
Ltd
Unit 16, 14/F, Blk B
Hi-Tech Ind Centre
491-501 Castle Peak Rd
Tsuen Wan, New Territories
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2405-6103
Fax: 852-2414-7980
Email: info@prettyrich.com.hk
Web: www.prettyrich.com.hk
Solar Tune Electronics Ltd
Rm 9, 9/F, Blk C
Hong Kong Ind Centre
489-491 Castle Peak Rd
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2307-0523
Fax: 852-2743-2678
Email: solar@solartune.com.hk
Web: www.solartune.com.hk
Tung Lick Int'l
Development Co Ltd
Flat D, 7/F, Blk 3
Golden Dragon Ind Centre
172-180 Tai Lin Pai Rd
Ha Kwai Chung, New Territories
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2429-2926
Fax: 852-2480-4624
Email: info@tunglick.com
Web: www.tunglick.com
Wintech Ltd
Rm 1305
Telford House
16 Wang Hoi Rd
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2707-9298
Fax: 852-2753-8776
Email: office@wintechltd.com