Maybe an easy way is to join some of those boat tours. Deserted beaches hike sai kung east country park dragons back hike shek o country park geopark hiking tour. Hong kong unesco global geopark will thrive to display to the world its natural conservation results which hong kong people are proud of. This collection of nature tours offersa snapshot of life in the wild. Seminar on geopark, conservation and sustainable development 24 june 2011. Hong kong unesco global geopark of china 2015 annual report. Hong kong united nations educational, scientific and. The international image of hong kong does not have to be just a city. Hong kong global geopark of china 2014 annual report. The enlistment of hong kong unesco global geopark provides momentum for local nature conservation and sustainable tourism in the future. Detailed and highresolution maps of hong kong city, hong kong for free download.
With the formalisation of the new label wnesco giobal geopare hong. Unepmappap 1997, which correspond, respectively, to. Pdf geology of the hong kong national geopark researchgate. Hong kong unesco global geopark hong kong tourism board. Hk chinesisch, pinyin xianggang, jyutping hoeng1gong2, yale. Hong kong unesco global geoparks major geoattractions include welloutcropped acidic volcanic hexagonal rock columns, of which the average diameter is 1. Explore hong kong s natural playground just a short hop from the city. It has unique geological, ecological and cultural relics. Pdf tourism carrying capacity tcc is a measure of the optimum use level of visitors who can use a. The hong kong national geopark in the northeast of hong kong is underpinned by a landscape of unparalleled beauty formed from rocks spanning over 400 million years of geological history. Geopark hiking tour follows the high island reservoir route through sai kung east country park to the magnificent hexagonal volcanic column wall. Large hong kong city maps for free download and print. In order to conserve and promote these precious heritages, the villagers, the agriculture, fisheries and conservation department and the lions nature education foundation have teamed up to start the establishment of. Geoparks in the world haute provence geopark, chapada diamantina geopark, hong kong geopark, lesvos petrified forest geopark, copper coast geopark and geopark naturtejo.
Myriad splendours activities of china global geoparks. Pdf using tourism carrying capacity to strengthen unesco. Hong kong geopark tour sai kungs volcanic rock region. The geopark also has comprehensive sedimentary rock formations formed from the devonian to the paleogene. Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in hong kong city. Geopark is a leading independent latin oil and gas company with oil and gas assets in chile, colombia, brazil, peru and argentina. Hong kong geopark is under the management of the agriculture, fisheries and conservation department 2015, 2015 wax h kong global geopark of china was successfully revalidated as a global geopark and a member of the ggn. In 2009, hong kong geopark became a national geopark, in 2011, it was accepted as a member of the global geoparks. Mtr system map for train trip planner tml phase 1 version. Ap chau is an important geosite of the hong kong unesco global geopark. Geopark limited 2020 annual general meeting will be held on may 7, 2020 in hamilton, bermuda at 10. The hong kong unesco global geopark is a single entity and comprises of the sai kung volcanic rock region and northeast new territories sedimentary rock region, which showcase the important geological themes of igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks respectively.
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