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Green summer trip – fun and educational places 2021

In addition to the stunning urban landscape, there are so many hidden gems in the Hong Kong countryside. If you want to enjoy the sunny weather in early summer, read the following excursion suggestions and get closer to nature! Hoi Ha Visitor Center – Innovative technologies help “dive” into the sea Hong Kong’s first theme park visitor center, the Hoi Ha Visitor Center, opened in June 2021. It is located in Sai Kung West Country Park, next to Hoi Ha Wan. Marine park. The center is a center that disseminates information about other attractions in the Hoi Ha environment and presents the progress of ecological research conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Nature Conservation in various marine parks and marine protected areas with the aim of increasing public understanding of activities. management and administration of marine parks and public awareness of marine protection. Visitors can participate in an interactive display “At Sea” where virtual reality technology (VR) is used by visitors to explore the underwater world of marine parks. Another display of “Hoi Ha Coastal Safari” in Augmented Reality (AR) contains the rich biodiversity of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park attracts many divers and swimmers with good water features, diverse marine life and famous coral areas. Visitors must pay special attention to avoiding damage to habitats when engaging in various activities in the water of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, such as not standing on fragile corals while diving or swimming. Lifeguard service is not provided at Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. Swim at your own risk and always pay attention to your own safety. Before visiting marine parks and engaging in water activities, be sure to read the “Marine Parks Visitors Code” and the “Code for SCUBA for divers and leather divers (snorkelers) to visit the coral areas”! >> Click here for more information on the Hung Ha Wan Marine Park Lung Fu Shan Environmental Training Center – In April 2008, the Department of Environmental Protection, History, Humanities and Environmental Travel and the University of Hong Kong established the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Training Center, near Lung Fu Shan Country Park. By promoting nature exploration, the center seeks to build a community that includes nature and encourages the public to adopt a sustainable lifestyle. The center’s garden and exhibition hall are public. The center, in collaboration with the university, government and community, organizes themed exhibitions such as “Ecology in Making” and “The Pulse of Nature”, as well as various activities such as ecological guided tours, green workshops and BioBlitzes. Through this activity, the public can learn about Lung Fu Shan and Hong Kong’s natural history, humanities, environment and ecology. Grab the exploratory map of Lung Fu Shan and start your journey to Lung Fu Shan! Visitors can hike all the way to the Peak and High West and enjoy picturesque views of the west area and Victoria Harbor. Although Lung Fu Shan Country Park is the smallest rural park in Hong Kong, it is home to more than a hundred species of birds and butterflies and is home to historical relics such as pine batteries and hand-made reliefs by morning walkers before the country was established. park. >> Click here for a FREE camping information guide by the T-PARK Environmental Education Center – “Waste-to-energy” experience A sludge treatment plant may not sound like the most attractive places, but T · PARK is more than a scientific jargon. T · PARK is a self-sufficient plant that combines several advanced technologies into one entity, which brings together sludge incinerators with a daily treatment capacity of up to 2,000 tons, as well as electricity generation, desalination, wastewater treatment and various leisure, educational and ecological services. To raise public awareness of sustainable waste management solutions and resource mobility, T · PARK’s Environmental Education Center offers guided tours. It also has training and recreation facilities for the public, which require advance reservations. Although some popular facilities, such as the T · SPA and the T · GARDEN outdoor bath, have been interrupted due to the pandemic situation, the training and recreation opportunities are still worth a visit. Some examples are the foreign landscape area T · GARDEN and the environmentally friendly self-service café T · CAFE. Book your visit online and experience in person the benefits of a waste-to-energy approach to waste management. >> Click here for the T · PARK themed website. See the latest visit arrangements on websites or other announcements about exhibitions or facilities