A geopark is an unique natural area with special geological significance and natural and cultural landscapes, and serves the three objectives of conservation, education and sustainable
development.
Why does Hong Kong need to establish a geopark? A Geopark serves to conserve the unique landforms and landscapes in Hong Kong, through protecting the landform environment that provides natural habitat to many living things. Such an integrated conservation strategy is also a global trend. Therefore, we establish the geopark to promote landform androck conservation.
Geoparks meeting prescribed conditions may be listed as national and global. Now, China
has 183 national geoparks, with 22 designated as global,out of the 64 global geoparks
in the world. The establishment of Hong Kong National Geopark can provide momentum for
local nature conservation and be a focal point for further action by the government and the interested parties
In addition, Hong Kong, as part of China, can display to the world its nature conservation results which Hong Kong people are proud of. The international image of Hong Kong does not have to be just a city with many buildings but can also be a natural and healthy international metropolis.
Hong Kong Geopark -
Hong Kong Geopark is made up of eight Geo-Areas distributed across the Sai Kung Volcanic
Rock Region and Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region, a total area of about 50 square kilometres
http://www.geopark.gov.hk/en_index.html
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