High Island Reservoir is one of Hong Kong's most popular geological sites
Imagine stepping back into prehistoric times. This is what happens for visitors to the Hong Kong Global Geopark of China, which showcases Hong Kong's ancient geological assets and helps to protect them for present and future enjoyment.
The Geopark has eight sites in Sai Kung and Hong Kong's northeast, which received 1.4 million visitors in 2012. Facilities at the sites encourage public engagement with Hong Kong's geological past and present, including a visitor's centre, four geo-heritage centres and 10 geotour routes from both land and sea. The Government is also seeking to learn more about geopark management from the experiences of others and has signed collaboration agreements with overseas geoparks. Our major initiatives in 2012 included the following:
Public Education
Other public education efforts on the Geopark received recognition in 2012. The Prehistoric Story Room in the Bank of China Tower in Central, which was jointly set up in 2011 by the Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong, and the Bank of China (Hong Kong), won the Outstanding Greater China Design Award 2012 in a competition organised by the Hong Kong Communication Art Centre. And the Hong Kong Geopark website was a winner in the 2011 Meritorious Websites Contest, which was announced in early 2012. The contest was jointly organised by Government and non-government organisations, and winners were selected based on votes by the public and an adjudication panel. A new Hong Kong Geopark website was launched in late 2012 to further improve the accessibility of information.
The Prehistoric Story Room won the Outstanding Greater China Design Award 2012
International Collaboration
Representatives from around the world participated in Hong Kong Global Geopark of China Roundtable Conference